Name Lithostrotion.
Meaning: Star stone.
tread rock.
Grouping: Cnidarian,
Anthozoan, Rugosan,
Lithostrotionid.
Informal ID Spagherti rock.
Fossil size: Individual
'threads' tcrn/xin thick
Reconstructed size: Colonies
commonly lOm/
33ft across.
Habitat Sea floor.
Time span: Early to Middle
Carboniferous, 350-320
million years ago
Main fossil sites Worldwide,
especially Central Europe
and Asia.
Occurrence: •••