JasonS309 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) Found this in a recent deep wash along Muskegon river just showing in the sand. Thought I had a small shelf till I pulled it out. It has individual cell walls standing in many locations and multiple free and open cells. 7 full perforated passages naturally formed in various locations and directions throughout. Not one recent chip or broken edge visible. I about fell over, is this for sure Favocites Favosus? Anyone seem something like this? Thanks Jason Edited November 14, 2022 by JasonS309 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Wow! Gorgeous detail! 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, hemipristis said: Wow! Gorgeous detail! But, I doubt it is quite good enough to identify this to the species level. Favositid coral (Favosites sp.) I think is correct though. Edited November 14, 2022 by Rockwood italics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonS309 Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 Just guessing species by location and best images I could find of comparable. Thank you for the Identification Couldn't find any this detailed, with open cells and separate ledges. I have some fine single shelves found over the years but nothing with this thin walls and cell lips still intact. Must have never rolled down a riverbed - picked up and dropped by glacier and just uncovered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Rockwood said: But, I doubt it is quite good enough to identify this to the species level. Favositid coral (Favosites sp.) I think is correct though. um, ok. I was simply commenting on its aesthetics 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, hemipristis said: um, ok. I was simply commenting on its aesthetics I half way expect someone to say that this is more than aesthetics. I'm not sure now if those are just mineral crystals or casts of diagnostic features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Spectacular example of a Favosites type coral! Thanks for showing us! 1 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...
JasonS309 Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) Hello all here are some real closeups I think those are described pores through the side cell walls, remnants of lip structures, and radiant structures on the bottoms of many cells. This is a 1000 times zoom WiFi scope view Enjoy Thanks for response from all Let me know if a definitive consensus is reached gonna go back and look more in that ravine Edited November 15, 2022 by JasonS309 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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