Mre9065 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Found this in gravel from san jacinto river in Conroe Tx. Cpl pics of outside and then after I cut it open. Not sure if it's a type of fossil coral or something else. Any help is much appreciated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mre9065 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 And after I touched up the edges with dremel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Lovely piece!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Yes, i think that's coral. Looks rather lovely before and after polishing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mre9065 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 5 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: Lovely piece!! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mre9065 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Yes, i think that's coral. Looks rather lovely before and after polishing. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I think it’s fossil palm wood. Here’s a similar piece from this website-https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/fossilized-palm-wood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Here's another example similar to the uncut one originally posted. It looks like this form of palm wood is referred to as Rhizopalmoxylon. The photo is from this website-http://petrifiedwoodmuseum.org/OligoTexasGallery2.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mre9065 Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Al Dente said: Here's another example similar to the uncut one originally posted. It looks like this form of palm wood is referred to as Rhizopalmoxylon. The photo is from this website-http://petrifiedwoodmuseum.org/OligoTexasGallery2.htm Thank you! This photo definitely looks like what I have. Area does have a lot of palm wood but have only ever found the typical looking dotted stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Definetely not a coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mre9065 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 1 hour ago, HansTheLoser said: Definetely not a coral. do u think palm wood is accurate or something else entirely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 On 6/7/2020 at 1:53 PM, Mre9065 said: do u think palm wood is accurate or something else entirely? I would say it is palm wood. I don't know if there is enough detail present to nail it all the way down to species. Palmoxylon is the tree. Rhizopalmoxylon is the roots. Both of these indicate the name of a genus. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 7.6.2020 at 11:53 AM, Mre9065 said: do u think palm wood is accurate or something else entirely? No idea, I am not working with fossil plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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