VickyRenee Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 I am new to this forum so please forgive me if I don't do something right. I was rock hunting this weekend near a NW Missouri small river and came across this. It looks like a petrified animal LOL. I am just baffled! It is in pure rock form. It's about 1.5" tall and about a half inch wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) Solitary rugose horn coral. It's a very nice one too, though you have it upside down : Edited April 20, 2022 by Tidgy's Dad 1 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickyRenee Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Oh wow! Thank you SO much!! How old do you think this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caverat Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Northwest Missouri is nearly all Pennsylvanian age, so about 304 to 323 million years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickyRenee Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, Caverat said: Northwest Missouri is nearly all Pennsylvanian age, so about 304 to 323 million years. Thank you! This is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickyRenee Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) What do you call something like this? A fossil, an artifact or just a petrified artifact? And how do I preserve it? It looks better when it's in water (where I found it) because leaving it out in the open it's starting to look dry and whitish. Edited April 20, 2022 by VickyRenee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) It is a fossil. An artifact is man-made or made by ancestors of man. I think there is no need to preserve it, it will be stable. As for gloss - there are things you could do, but you may not like the result. For the purist, you can put it in a suitable, nice glass or jar with water, adding some alcohol to prevent growth of algae. But that´s for purists . But well, you have created your paleozoic mini-ocean than . Franz Bernhard Edited April 20, 2022 by FranzBernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickyRenee Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 6 hours ago, FranzBernhard said: It is a fossil. An artifact is man-made or made by ancestors of man. I think there is no need to preserve it, it will be stable. As for gloss - there are things you could do, but you may not like the result. For the purist, you can put it in a suitable, nice glass or jar with water, adding some alcohol to prevent growth of algae. But that´s for purists . But well, you have created your paleozoic mini-ocean than . Franz Bernhard Thank you very much for your input! I really appreciate it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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