Caroboneferous Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 My sister found this little fossil, she found it in a lot of loose fossils, trying to see what it is. Any ideas? I’m thinking coral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Looks like a brachiopod. Maybe Meekella or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombk Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 It’s a curious-looking piece. I agree with @Al Dente that the flat face of the cone looks brachiopod-ish. The outside of the conic part, from what I can see, doesn’t really resemble horn coral. (I’m using my phone, or I’d post a picture. Just hard to do with a mobile device.) But the hemisected, flat part of the cone looks like it has a woven pattern that looks kind of organic. And the larger tube-like stripe down the length of the center of this part is hard to ignore. Some sort of sponge perhaps? It’s hard to tell without seeing it up close and personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Could this be a little rudist bivalve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyo Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I'm thinking coral also. Calceola or similar. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I think oyo is right on the money. Calceola images 2 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...
oyo Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 (edited) Beware, Rhizophyllum is a very closely genus and must be taken into acount. https://fossiilid.info/7887?mode=in_baltoscandia&lang=en Edited September 7, 2021 by oyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 I also think some kind of koral like calceola. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 13 hours ago, Caroboneferous said: My sister found this little fossil, she found it in a lot of loose fossils, trying to see what it is. Was this found in the Kansas City area? If so, that would rule out Calceola which is Devonian and Rhyzophyllum which is Silurian. Looks very much like a brachiopod to me. Maybe @Missourian has seen similar from the area. Here’s another similar brach I found online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyo Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 (edited) Stratigraphic range of Calceola - lower Devonian to middle Devonian. Stratigraphic range of Rhizophyllum - middle Silurian to middle Devonian. Calceola is a genus not present in North América. If materials are from North América probably is not Calceola. Location and stratigraphy needed. As always. Edited September 7, 2021 by oyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 21 hours ago, Al Dente said: Was this found in the Kansas City area? If so, that would rule out Calceola which is Devonian and Rhyzophyllum which is Silurian. Looks very much like a brachiopod to me. Maybe @Missourian has seen similar from the area. Here’s another similar brach I found online. I haven't seen anything like it in the Pennsylvanian around KC. It does have a rudist 'feel' to it. 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Just a shot in the dark: Rostroconch? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 It would help to have some context. Where did this come from? Was it found somewhere in the Kansas City area? If the location is not known it might be very helpful to see some of the other fossils in the "lot of loose fossils". Personally I am inclined towards it being a brachiopod, but there are some corals with a flat side and an operculum that have a very similar exterior. Having an idea of the age of the fossil could be very useful to resolve the issue. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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