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Found in northwestern New Mexico in an Upper Cretaceous area. Specimen was wetted with water to bring out detail.
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I found these all on the same hillside in Arizona, redwall limestone, Mooney member, Mississippian. I'm pretty sure 1 is a Hexactanellid sponge. The others I'm less sure of and would like to hear more experienced opinions on them. The second picture is just the backside. Thanks for looking. Bob @Arizona Chris
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On December 28th I had a chance to do a little searching at Brownies. Spent most of the day in a gentle rain but found a variety of the usual suspects. More than anything, it was amazing to be on the water in the fog and rain. Super quiet and beautiful. In the shark department, I was stoked to find this 3.1" Meg (uncleaned) in situ. It keeps getting lighter, so I suspect it will be near white once done. I also came across some of these corals/sponges. One has a nice cup on it that looks to have been oriented upwards along with a barnacle, like a sponge. Any thoughts on ID? They look to have come from Zone 10:
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About eight years ago I posted about some odd fossils that I found in the Keyser formation limestone and the consensus was that they were roots of Hexactinellid sponges (glass sponges). @piranha dug up some pretty good evidence that these are indeed from Hexactinellid sponges. I recently visited the quarry again over my Christmas break and found more examples. I'm wondering if there are some fresh takes on what these may be and if anyone has found something similar? For reference, these come from an old quarry near Mapleton, PA and are from the Keyser formation which is thought to straddle the boundary between the Silurian and Devonian periods. The layers they were found in were close to layers of the Tonoloway formation which is Upper Silurian in age. Specimen #1 - This is the most interesting example I've found as the threads all seem to come from a central area and radiate out. Also note that they are layered and some have hook like endings. Specimen #2 - This is a large plate with many clusters of these threads criss-crossing each other, but all in relatively same direction. Specimen #3 - This is the first example I have that is associated with any other fauna. The Brachiopod is a small Atrypa reticularis Thanks for looking and any suggestions are welcomed.
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Among marine fossils of Pliocene , ostrea , cardium etc. Any possibility for sponges ?
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I found those spherical, almost shapeless (or vaguely champignon-like) pieces in an SE Pyrenees Upper Campanian site with rudists, corals, ostreids and brachs. Could They be Siphonia sponges? A broken part of the last one
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I found this 4cm wide "knitted mushroom cap" at a beach near Kenosha in SE Wisconsin. I thought at first to have found a tabulate coral, but looking closer, I can't see any corallites at all and oddly, the top, instead of flaring out to a solid "table", curves back into itself, with most of the center missing altogether. All of this made me think that maybe this is a sponge? If not, what could it be? Top: Bottom:
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I found this in my Seattle area yard, near the dead stump of a small maple. After washing and bleaching the septums appear filled with sand and shell bits. There is also something growing throughout it like a veinous system—likely plant? It is heavy. There are striated and mineralized layers. There is a ventricle feature and a faceted stem—it’s disturbingly brain-like. I feel honored to have finally guessed my way through your captcha (respect!)~~hoping someone can identify this oddity. Best guesses so far are coral or fungus, but I’ve not found any examples sporting this stem canal...
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Hello, I'm posting this for a buddy of mine. This piece was found in the French Joe Canyon area near the town of Whetstone, AZ. Any ideas if this is an actual fossil or an odd looking concretion? Thank you for any and all help.
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Good morning, I was hoping that somebody could let me know if one of those is sponge and the other one is coral? Or if not could you please tell me what they are? Also, these were found in Glen Rose Texas, in the country at a creek bed . And that is Somervell County
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Figured I’d post one more while I’ve got the collection out. When I was younger, my grandfather had a gravel driveway put in. I assume it came from Ohio, although I have no idea in truth. I frequently picked through it and found a few fossils. The gravel is clearly made of marine sediment for the most part - I’ve found brachiopods, trilobite fragments, shells, etc. I just wonder what these two could be? The first one has a couple of different structures in it - I’m thinking sponge or coral for the main part. The second, I have no idea. It looks footprint-ish, but this doesn’t make sense due to the marine nature of the gravel. Any ideas? Thanks, Nate
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One of my finds from yesterday. Found it on the surface in a creek bed here in W KY. (That is 99% of my finds!) Apologies for not knowing the geology & time frame. Not quite sure how to go about figuring that out yet. Could this be a sponge or coral? It's about 12 cm long, 9 wide at the widest, & heavy, probably 2 lbs. at least.
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Hi to Forum members; I am an amateur rock collector who likes to look for fossils. For the most part I have not found anything fantastic but I am hopeful. I kindly request any information and or comments about a recent flint specimen from my back garden in Ipswich, Tuddenham Road. I have other photos of the flint that show unusual structures. On those photos, I used my photo app to adjust the exposure to get more fine detail. If it will help, I would gladly share. Also from my back garden, I found a petrified seed/pod/nut shell. Can someone help me identify what it is. May thanks! Munchy2
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Stumbled arcoss what a seller is calling a careaonitas sponge from the Hopkington formation in Milwaukee county Wisconsin. I tried to Google careaonitas sponge and didn't find anything...is it possible to have a different name or is it simply a misspelling by the seller and my Google skills are weak?
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Hi all! I found some of these fossils at a rock shop and I have never seen their kind before. I honestly I’m not even sure what it could be. As far as I know they’re from Morocco, but that’s just a guess. Any ideas?
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These things are very small and difficult to find but I came across a stone that was littered with hundreds of forams and these spicules. I don't recall seeing anything that look like a sponge so I'm very curious as to why there were so many of these spicules being found in this stone that was found in a desert.
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Hi this is matt again the other day in the creek I found this strange fossil coral can anyone id it for me ? here are some photos
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I found this fossil on a hiking trail near Eureka, Missouri. It was on top of a hill. There is a natural spring on the trail at the base of the hill. I think it is some kind of coral or sponge, but I can’t find any pictures that look exactly like this so I don’t know what it is. Any help you can give me is appreciated!
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syringopora retiformis find from the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is matthew again today in the creek I found a neat coral fossil called syringopora retiformis here is a photo- 5 replies
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While dissolving an unknown 2 inch long sponge from the Permian Fort Apache Member of the Schnebly Hill Formation from northern Gila County in Arizona I found several silicified brachiopods with spines. Several Bellaclathrus spinosus brachiopods were present ranging from 0.75 to 1.5 inch across and had spines as long as 1 inch. Thankfully some sort of sudden but gentle event buried the sponge and brachiopods preserving them for me to uncover.
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I would like to clean the surface of this coral to try and remove the dirt. The dirt is really embedded (i.e., not removable with water alone). How would I go about doing this?
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I was wondering if someone could help me identify this fossil found over the weekend. It was found in South Bend Indiana. Because it was found in Northern Indiana, the fossil isn't from around here and was probably deposited by a glacier from somewhere up north. It is approximately 12 cm at its longest point and about 4 cm wide. Thank you for your help!
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These fossil stromatoporoids came from the Traverse formation, Potter formation, Bell Shale, and antrim/dundee formation locations near the north eastern tip of the Mitt in Michigan USA.
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I have read that finding spicules preserved in sponge is quite rare. I am finding sponge fossils with what I believe are spicules, but the fossils seem to be all calcium carbonate, no silica. this seems to me to show the original sponge body was aragonite or calcite based. This was found on the north eastern side of the tip of the Mitt in Michigan The area is considered Middle Devonian, but these were found on the shore of Lake Huron, so there is also the possibility that they are glacial transports. Comments welcome.
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Came across this fossil today while out enjoying the sun. I've found coral before but the little cavities are usually infilled, this is like swiss cheese, wondering what it is. It feels like a pumice stone in weight and texture. Thanks in advance!
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