Lone Hunter Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) All of these came from Alluvial gravels in creek close to Trinity river. Only one I'm confident about is first one, obviously coral, but is it recent and should it have been here? It feels and clinks like glass. Next one I'm not sure if it's geological or not, seems to have well defined tubes of some sort. Next one lacks detail, plant, borrows,coral? Last one I thought was shell but looking at the rest of it not so sure, looks like it had a center with the tubes surrounding it, coral? rugose? Oh and second one is same size as last one. Edited April 21, 2021 by Lone Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 I can't learn if I don't get answers so being persistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I don't think that any of them are. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 If this isn't coral then what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 27 minutes ago, Lone Hunter said: If this isn't coral then what is it? Molds of crinoid bits embedded in a bryozoan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 How cool! Thank you for coming to my rescue, I have confidence in your keen eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Lone Hunter said: I have confidence in your keen eye Thanks for the vote of confidence, but it's probably a good idea to wait for a second set to back me up on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrmica Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 I also agree that the first specimen is a bryozoan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 The 6th 7th, and eighth photos are ichno fossils. Something in a planolite I believe. The last set I'm going to wing a Texas rule rudist in from left field on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 I forgot all about rudist! How the heck do you tell the difference between a peice of that vs peice of rugose? Learned a new word, planolite Also found the other little peice of that, from same spot, same kind of rock. Added close ups of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 First one looks more bryozoan than coral, but then we don’t really have a scale. Second one looks like a piece of limestone. Third one looks like trace fossils. Fourth one looks like some calcite but can’t really tell what the tube looking things are or really even if they are tubes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Sorry I forgot scale! So everything I'm seeing in the holes are crinoid peices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Oh oh. ' gotta back up a little. I think the shapes I took for crinoid pieces may be coincidental. In these photos all I see in the holes is last generation's holes (zooecia). The trace fossils may also be a better fit with chondrites. That one has been bugging me all afternoon. Finally found it in an image search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 I'm confused, thought Chondrite was in meteors? Were you referring to the bryzoan or 3rd set of pics? Added a few more images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Lone Hunter said: I'm confused, thought Chondrite was in meteors? Were you referring to the bryzoan or 3rd set of pics? Added a few more images. Both here is the genus, been around since the cambrian (Chondrites) 1 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Now I got it, I came up with Thalassinoids. Finally found the other peice I had here's some pics. Only thing throwing me off is the bulbous drippy looking things on small peice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Had a hard time trying to capture images of certain parts that still look like coral to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Hoping to get confirmation whether this is Chondrite or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 All of those last photos appear to show bryozoans. If the holes are tiny (think pinhead size or smaller) and you don’t see septa then it is probably a bryozoan. And yes, there are plenty of exceptions but that is a good rule of thumb to get you started on distinguishing between the two. I used to have a decent website that showed how to distinguish, but I can’t remember it at the moment. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I agree - Bryozoans. 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...
Rockwood Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Good dry photos. Yup. Bryozoans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Thanks everyone! I had considered bryozoan but didn't think it grew like that. Got a shot of the inside of one and some kind of opening, what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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