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I hope the photo is clear. I found this a few years ago in a pile near a road cut north of Fayette, IA on Klock Road. It almost appears to be some type of sponge (?). I’ve found conularids near this area, but this isn’t that. Devonian outcrop. Approximately 2cm length, 0.7 cm at widest.

A few years ago, I was at a wedding at a location that had some short, decorative stone walls. The stones were just piled on top of each other. In one of the top stones was a cool fossil of some sort. The stone was about 18 x 24 x 8 inches (very approximate as I've since broken it and hadn't ever measured the full stone) and weighed about 15 pounds (again approximate). I asked the owners whether I could take the stone, and they graciously said I could. Here's a picture of the fossil: I can't say what geological strata it's from because I found it in a wall. I'm not good at identifying types of stone either (granite?). It's very heavy and hard, though. (Also, sorry about the imperial measurement. I'll get an inches/cm tape soon.) I'm interested to know whether anybody can identify it. Here are a few more pics from different angles. The last pic is more close-up and you can see some of the fossil texture that I think are from the original shell: Let me know what you think!

I was checking out my photos this evening and came across this "unknown" from a recent hunt in NE Iowa. The geology is Ordovician/ Maquoketa. The "fossil" was found with only the surface of #1 showing. It looked a bit sponge like to me. I tried splitting the surface off and found the left over rock had a surface shown in 2. I further split the rock into pieces 3, 4, 5, and 6. As you can see, the unknown flares out again at 6. This is probably "just a rock" but tis better to ask first. Mike

I’m new at fossil hunting, so please be patient with me. I recently found a fossilized or at the very least mineralized herbivore molar. I was hoping for some help with identifying it, and if possible, learning how old the animal was when it died.