Chichixix Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hello! Found these cool pieces while at work- they came from the Milton Quarry in Milton, Ontario, Canada. I am completely new to fossil identification, but am very interested to learn more! Can anyone tell me what these might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Welcome from west on the 401. I am thinking these are not fossils, but modern corals. Someone who took a sunny vacation in the Caribbean probably brought these back and misplaced them. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I agree with Kane. It's also possible that someone's aquarium got renovated. 1 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...
Chichixix Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Ah! Google lens got me all excited haha! It pulled up a bunch of fossils when I checked my pictures in their search (something called "Tarbellastraea reussiana" was the one it most resembled) Thanks for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 They seem quite in place as heliolitid coral to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Chichixix said: Ah! Google lens got me all excited haha! It pulled up a bunch of fossils when I checked my pictures in their search (something called "Tarbellastraea reussiana" was the one it most resembled) Thanks for the replies! Rocks that come from a quarry in Milton will be Ordovician in age, from the Georgian Bay Formation. You will be able to discern those as being a rather drab grey, but many of the horizons do contain fossils. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Kane said: Rocks that come from a quarry in Milton will be Ordovician in age, from the Georgian Bay Formation. You will be able to discern those as being a rather drab grey, but many of the horizons do contain fossils. I'm still not ready to throw in the towel on heliolitid, just yet. I guess it could be a modern scelractinian though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I'm still not ready to throw in the towel on heliolitid, just yet. I guess it could be a modern scelractinian though. It is a modern scleractinian. I have identical pieces with the same shape/striations and colouration picked up from the shores of Jamaica. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Okay. I concede. I can't even say I've collected a modern coral. Barely even seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyo Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 It looks like a modern coral, yes. Solenastrea probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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