BEJohnson Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Hello! My daughter found this in the "xeriscaped" front yard, and we were excited to have found a fossil It's just landscaping stone. The area we live in has a lot of basalt/lava and sand (Petroglyph National Monument). The other side of the city is against the Sandia Mountains, mostly granite, limestone, metamorphic rock. I suppose this could have been quarried from that area...I don't know. I'm thinking it may be coral? The image shows the largest occurrence, but there are a few other smaller versions of the same thing on the back of the rock. Thanks for any info you may have! -Brendan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 You are correct. That is a cross-section of a coral. 4 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. You are correct - This is a cross section through a Rugose coral. 3 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...
Darktooth Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Welcome to the forum! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEJohnson Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Thank you for your replies! This prompted us to research rugose coral, and perhaps my daughter will become a fossil hunter She's quite excited. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 8 hours ago, BEJohnson said: my daughter will become a fossil hunter She's quite excited. Great And I like your specimen, a really nice and well-preserved first fossil and a well balanced, aesthetic specimen. And good pics, too! Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Saunders Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 a very nice find. It looks a lot like the type of railroad track ballast we have here. never heard from which state but it does often have some fossils in it. Note-abandoned R.R.'s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Welcome to the Forum! What a great first fossil find! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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