Mary T Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Hello, I found this as well as several more in different sizes in the woods near my home in Northern Michigan. Can anyone give me a clue what it might be? It is hard to tell from the photos, but many parts of this appear to be crystalized. Mostly inside the "holes". I have looked ALL over the area on hikes and have never come across anything even similar to this. They seem to be in just the one area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 This appears to be a very weathered coral. 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Guy Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 By "Northern Michigan" I'm assuming you mean the northern lower peninsula. In that case what you have is a classic example of "Petoskey Stone", or Hexagonaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Looks like a Paleozoic colonial coral. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Nice piece, it looks huge! Be sure to make a record of the exact location you found it - good practice for all fossil collectors. (Don't tell us, just make a record to go with the specimen ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Fischer Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I agree with the others, it's a coral. I think I also have some fossilized corals but not as big and preserved as your coral, this is a really cool one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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