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Hi, appreciate any ID help on this one from Chivo Canyon in Southern California. About 4-5" in diameter found inside of a roughly 1 foot diameter rock. The area is known for Eocene and Oligocene period fossils. Guessing this may be a sponge, coral, or possibly echinoderm like a Sea Urchin. Stumped on the ID so far. Most of the other fossils in the canyon are mollusks and gastropods. Thanks! -Chris.
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These aren't my only finds but these are the "big" rocks that I have. I've found a lot of pet wood (no palm sadly) and a lot of agate (which ain't a fossil!) down here which is always a treat to find. Anyways here is the first picture of my collection, showing the overview.
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the fossil and gem show at the hamburg fairgrounds is coming up this weekend on the 16 and 17 of march 2024
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is matthew again the fossil and gem show at the hamburg fairgrounds is coming up this weekend on the 16 and 17 of march 2024 -
check out this cool favosites fossil I found in the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
hi everyone this is Matt again take a look at this cool favosites coral I found in the creek today here is a photo -
I just got a megalodon tooth a few days ago. It has coral on the top of it. Is it fossilised or modern? The tooth itself is estimated to be around 5 million years, and it was found in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Dark gray limestone matrix with unknown fossils, corals? bryozoans? something else?
SPrice posted a topic in Fossil ID
The Utah geologic map describes the location/formation as Manning Canyon Shale (lower Pennsylvanian and upper Mississippian) with black to brown shale with numerous thin beds of light-brown-weathering, gray, fine- grained, shaly sandstone, some lenses or beds of rusty-weathering grit, and one or more thick beds of gray to black, cherty limestone; at least in west contains some beds of light-brown quartzite; shale is carbonaceous with occasional nodules of marcasite. The area I was exploring the most was this type of rock - thick beds of gray to black, cherty limestone - as described above. There were several outcrops of limestone ridges along the rolling hills on the west side of Utah Lake. The area is BLM land with a sign at the gate reminding visitors that Shooting is Not allowed because of the ancient petroglyphs and risk of wildfires. Also, no collecting on this location. So I took only photos and left only footprints on this excursion. Here's the images of what I saw. Standing on an outcrop of limestone with Mt. Timpanogos in the left background, 11,752' summit. This elevation is around 4700' ASL. And just below the lizard's head is a fossil that I think might be bryozoa. There are also at least 3 lichen species mixed among the fossil. Brown bulbous, gray and orange ones. Zoom in to see the fossil best. Thanks for any responses. Steve- 1 reply
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I’m sure I will happen upon the right website at some point to identify it, but haven’t yet… certain it’s easily identified by the experienced. Can anyone help? I assume it’s a sponge? Maybe coral? Type? Thank you. Illinois.
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Hello all! I was out and about this weekend and came across this unique piece. At first I thought it was limestone, but it is to dense and has a porous feel to it. I found this in SE South Dakota down and old tractor road. I am wondering if it is fossilized coral or ??? What do you think? Thanks for your time in advance!
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Help Identify this "frog" Rock? Fossil? Coprolite? Coral? Magical carving?
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Hello and thank you for looking. I found this rock in a dry river bed in Nayarit state, Mexico, near an ancient petroglyph site next to the river. I always thought it looked like a little frog, but have not been able to figure out what it might be. I really appreciate your help. It's heavier than the common volcanic lava rock from the area. -
Hi, everyone. I found this rock yesterday in Illinois. I was thinking it could be petrified wood. I had my doubts, so posted elsewhere looking for an ID and received a response of “some type of coral”. Later in the night, while looking up fossil corals, I happened upon the word “Chaetetes“. When I looked it up, a few pictures seem like a close match…maybe exact? I’m wondering what the experienced think about it. Thank you.
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Hello my friends father found this weird rock in a stream near London, Ohio and was wondering what it was, it looks vaguly like some coral i think or maybe a mammoth tooth what do you think it is?
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Sauropod19 posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
Hi all! At last Friday’s Dry Dredgers meeting, I handed over the two Ordovician fossils below to Dr. Carl Brett for the Cincinnati Museum Center! Standard business card for scale. This coral, which I have wrongly been identifying as Favosites sp., is from the campus of Hanover College in Indiana, in their Dr. Daryl Karns trail system. This was donated with permission from the Hanover College Geology Faculty. This Treptoceras sp. comes from the US-68 road cut in Maysville, KY, Kope Formation.- 3 replies
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Recently found this coral fossil which seems to match rugose corals from the Carboniferous, however it was found in the lower Chester River, Maryland, which is considered Paleocene. I was also suggested ‘eridiphyllum’ and ‘disphyllum’, also from older than expected periods.
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coral Really green guy here.Found this one the other day in Florida .Would like to know all about. Looks like coral to me. Thanks
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I found this specimen in the bed of Stonelick Creek in Batavia Ohio. This heavily tumbled specimen was very unlike all of the other Ordovician limestone shale rocks in the bed. Presumably it arrived there through one of three modes: 1) the creek carried it from a more distant source, 2) it could possibly have been carried by a glacier, or 3) Native Americans formerly lived there and it could be a manuport. At first I thought it might have been a meteorite but alas it I concluded it was a fossil due to the low iron content, the relatively low density and the bubbly nature of the specimen. The specimen is about 6 inches long and images coral1 and coral2 display the side and top of the specimen respectively. From the Atlas of Ordovician Life I suspect it is a tabulate coral of the syringophyllidae family and the Calapoecia genus. Is this reasonable? I would appreciate any comments.
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Hi! I’ve found a good amount of fossil shells and coral today. Some I’ve been able to search on this site an others for an ID. But there are a few I’m not sure of and also might not be shells or coral at all. I’ll list some pics below. Any help is appreciated!
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Howdy, I was wondering if anybody could tell me what they think about these rare coral fossils that I find on the Oregon Coast. They are agatized and take a nice polish. Thank You