I Am Assuming This Is A Type Of Coral? Not Sure About The Other Things...

[kennedyskorner]

These were all found around Aurora, Missouri. I am sorry I can't give the exact location or more detailed information, as it was just a hobby for all of us to pick them up before we got interested in identifying them.

A type of coral?

This I have no idea, but it interested me.

And even more unusual:

Thank you for any help you can give us. We really appreciate it.

Danielle

[Ludwigia]

The photos are somewhat fuzzy, so I'm not able to recognize much in the way of features on "no idea but interested", but I'd guess that that's just part of a concretion. "even more unusual" appears to have a piece of either an ammonite or a bivalve at the top left and there is obviously fossil debris within. The coral looks like a coral, but I can't say any more than that to it. All I know is that your area has a lot of exposures of cretaceous sediments, but maybe someone from there might recognize the type of stone and be able to narrow things down a bit more.

[kennedyskorner]

The photos are somewhat fuzzy, so I'm not able to recognize much in the way of features on "no idea but interested", but I'd guess that that's just part of a concretion. "even more unusual" appears to have a piece of either an ammonite or a bivalve at the top left and there is obviously fossil debris within. The coral looks like a coral, but I can't say any more than that to it. All I know is that your area has a lot of exposures of cretaceous sediments, but maybe someone from there might recognize the type of stone and be able to narrow things down a bit more.

Thank you for taking a look I should also mention that the piece I thought might be coral is not rough at all. It's really smooth, not quite waxy feeling but almost. I also think that this might have come with us from our move from Summerfield, Florida (Marion County).

I am not sure what to do with the photos I post. When I view this post on my laptop they blow up pretty clear and detailed so I am not sure what to do.. I am lost when it comes to photography, even after reading the extensive information in this forum.

Your suggestion of a ammonite or bivalve seems logical to me at the moment, thank you for that... after a bit of novice research, I believe I recognized another piece that I have that might be bivalve as well. (I will try to get a photo of that also soon.)

thanks again

Regards,

Danielle

[Herb]

the coral looks Pliocene=Pleistocene

the second one looks mineral

the third one possibly a brachiopod fragment?

[kennedyskorner]

the coral looks Pliocene=Pleistocene

the second one looks mineral

the third one possibly a brachiopod fragment?

Thank you herb for your response and expertise I greatly appreciate it. I apologize for taking so long for a reply, internet issues once again

Respectfully,

Danielle