Another Coral Specimen?

[DaveB]

Hi all.  I spotted this in a load of 1 inch gravel I purchased from a landscaping company in Cincinnati, Ohio.  My first thought was that it is a fossilized mushroom, but I'm no expert in identifying mushrooms or fossils.  After reading through some of the other posts in this forum, I've learned they are extremely rare and are usually identified as coral.  I now suspect that I have an eroded solitary rugose 'horn' coral based on the "A Mushroom??" topic also in the Fossil ID forum.  The appearance is similar and it was found in the same'ish area, but I didn't want to just sit on it without at least having a more trained eye take a look.  I hope this doesn't get tiresome for you, but what do you think, another coral specimen?

 

[Rockwood]

3 hours ago, DaveB said:

I have an eroded solitary rugose 'horn' coral

Bingo

[Mark Kmiecik]

Good call on the ID! Nice specimen as well.

[DaveB]

Thanks for the confirmation and compliment.  I appreciate how everyone responds to newbie posts.  They all seem to be positive and encouraging.  You deserve some praise for operating the forum in a friendly and open manner.