GarethGP Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Like the title says, I collected this when I was a kid in Woodstock Ontario. Not sure what I'm looking at exactly. I'm thinking the bigger thing is horn coral of some kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Very Interesting! I agree that you have a horn coral, which appears to be associated, with what I think is another type of coral. I have not seen anything like this before. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Yup. A really interesting rugose (horn) coral associated with some beautifully textured colonial corals. Someone with an idea of the formations exposed in Woodstock, Ontario can probably deduce the ID on the colonial coral. Really nice piece. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Some possibly useful reading to learn about ancient coral fossils: https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/cnidaria/anthozoa/rugosa/ Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Woodstock is but a stone’s toss from me. Formations are all Devonian in age, ranging from some Amherstburg, a thick amount of Lucas, and Dundee. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 The colonial coral looks a lot like unpolished “Sun Coral” (Acerfularia sp.) to me. I’ve only seen specimens labeled for sale online so I don’t know much about them. The specimens I’ve seen for sale come from Morocco and are Devonian in age. Maybe there is a variety of Acerfularia found in the Devonian of Woodstock? 2 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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