FoamieOmie Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Wondering about this fossil. I found in a dry creek bed here in Ky. Can tell it's fossilized coral and a friend said he thought it was Red Horn? coral. I don't know much about it other than it has loads of fosils on it. It is wet due to being pulled from a cooler I had it in to try and get dirt off. It is approximately 9" x 6" x 4". Does it have any value? Willing to sell if it does, if not it's going in my fresh water fish tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hexagonaria, or a similar coral. It will look good in your aquarium. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 For sure cool looking nice. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Are you near Louisville? The folks over at the Falls of the Ohio Museum could ID it most likely. And it is not likely rare but it will definitely make an excellent aquarium piece. It's a nice specimen for a fossil collection as well. FYI, KY has geological maps on line so you can probably look up your location and get an idea of what age of rock it is from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 For that kind of preservation and it being found within the Louisville area I'd say it's from the Silurain aged Louisville limestone or the Devonian aged Jeffersonville limestone. As the latter rests unconformably on top of the former it may not be clear which formation until a species is determined. My gut feeling is Hexagonaria which would place it within the Devonian Jeffersonville ls. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I think it is Lithostrotionella Middle Mississippian, a very common colony coral in this interval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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