STLStout Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) This was found on October 9, 2020 in a creek bed in Warrenton, MO. It is about 6cm x 7cm. I am no scientist and I have no idea how to identify what we found. This website was introduced to be by one of the science teachers at the high school where I teach. Any help is appreciated. Thank you. Edited October 14, 2020 by STLStout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 That's a coral. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLStout Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Are you able to identify it more for me? Time period? Etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannie55 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) According to my source, it’s a Tabulata, Favosites and from upper Ordovician- Middle Devonian. Edited October 14, 2020 by jeannie55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The septa look a bit too developed for a favositid I think. I can't really offer an alternative though other than to agree that it's a tabulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyo Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Michelinia ?????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 It is a tabulate coral. There are hundreds of genera of tabulates, though people who have not seriously studied the group tend to call them all Favosites. Your photos are pretty good and it may be possible to narrow the ID down some more, but usually thin sections are needed to study the microstructure to arrive at a really confident ID. Would you happen to know the age and formation of the local bedrock? Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 According to this geologic map: ... it would appear that Warrenton (in Warren County), is most likely in the area dominated by Mississippian Period outcrops. In this list, Favosites looks like the best match. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Rugosa. Hexagonaria-like (that would be Devonian, Permian). As somebody said above, tabulata have less developed septa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyo Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 https://palaeopost.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-difference-betweenrugose-tabulate.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) Consider Pleurodictyum a tabulate coral that has faint septa on inside of coralites. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurodictyum Edited October 18, 2020 by DPS Ammonite 1 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 October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 6 cm x 7 cm is the right size for it probably. My eye, for one, was seeing a 6" board and registered the piece to be much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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