LeesKeys Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Hi to forum members. I'm new here. I'm not a fossil hunter but love reading about Earth's deep history and occasionally come across simple fossils. I live in eastern North Carolina, about 40 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The fossil pictured was found at the site of an old quarry. The pattern looks a bit like coral, but I really don't know. The rock is about 7 inches across. Suggestions about what it might be, and age? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Plax Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 bryozoan, Peedee formation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Plax said: bryozoan, Peedee formation? My thoughts exactly Don. Especially in the dark matrix. @LeesKeys what county was this found in? Could help to narrow down the ID. 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesKeys Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Craven County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 So we're probably talking about the quarry in New Bern that's now a park. Still bryozoan but probably Castle Hayne or River Bend. Haven't seen bryozoan like that in the River Bend though. A good close up will nail down the bryozoan ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesKeys Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Google map coordinates: https://goo.gl/maps/tPR1GYTT8ZTfZZmFA Close-up picture link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2SJS8F33xWGbanWU7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Real close to the River Bend type locality. My best guess is bryozoan from the Oligocene River Bend Formation. Is there limestone there with impressions of mollusks? There is Castle Hayne in the lower parts of some quarries in the New Bern area so that formation is still a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesKeys Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) Don't know if this helps but this is the opposite side of the same accretion. No idea what depth it was quarried from. The lake originally had a depth of around 90 feet. Aren't bryzoans round or oval in shape? I'm trying to visualize exactly what these tentacle-like strands in the original picture represent... PICTURE Edited November 4, 2020 by LeesKeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Look at the specimen with a hand lens and compare the structure to google images of bryozoa. I can't see the structure in your pics but am almost positive this is bryozoan. NCFC has good books that show the difference between bryozoa and coral for instance. If you haven't joined the North Carolina Fossil club I'd recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesKeys Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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