Brianp Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Found 2 of these in harrisville, Michigan in Lake Huron. Can you tell me if this is a fossil? If so what is it? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 That appears to be a coral. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianp Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Thanks. I thought perhaps sea weed or something. Thanks for the insight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 How big is it ? Coral is not out of the question, but it looks more like a bryozoan to me. The size is one of the most accessible indications. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I have seen these fossils from Michigan, people usually call them Cladopora sp. online although I am not sure that this is actually the ID for this fossil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Saunders Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 lots of Cladopora here on the the west side and in Lake Michigan. Some people tumble it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Still say that would have to be wicked big threads in the fabric for it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Still say that would have to be wicked big threads in the fabric for it to be. Argument aside as to whether or not big threads can be morally good or bad, are you trying to say that the purported Cladopora is too small to be a Cladopora? My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 27 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: Argument aside as to whether or not big threads can be morally good or bad, are you trying to say that the purported Cladopora is too small to be a Cladopora? Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 My guess: Coenites or an alveolitid anyway The type species of the coral Cladopora and Coenites William Stumm,Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology,Michigan v XV/7,january 13,1960 ID176.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianp Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Rockwood said: How big is it ? Coral is not out of the question, but it looks more like a bryozoan to me. The size is one of the most accessible indications. It measures about 2” long. I can post more Pics if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Now that I've done some googling, I'm inclined to agree that this is probably Cladopora (or Cladophora, depending on who typed the reference.) Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Brianp said: It measures about 2” long. I can post more Pics if needed. You're kidding ? Why am I the only one who had the thread count of the fabric indicating this to be half that size ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianp Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 bringing this back up. i have a few questions is this safe to polish? if so, how to polish? if i were to polish it, and out it on a display piece, what would it say? IE: Cladapora Pennsylvanian Era 65 - 75 million years ago (this is just an example, i know nothing about this) i just thought making something for my grandson would be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Buy your grandson an inexpensive rock tumbler and let him have the fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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