jimboat Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 My 6 year old niece found this at her grandmother's house in middle Tennessee so I don't have much more to add on the location other than she found it on top of the ground. I've done some searching on the web but am still uncertain. Your help is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Coral, from the paleozoic era. Others will be along for better info. Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 By "middle Tennessee", I am assuming you mean central Tennessee?? If so, that area is mostly Ordovician in age, according to this geological map. This coral looks similar to Favosites sp. , but, since that is more of a Devonian aged coral, ... I would call this one Foerstiphylllum sp. an Ordovician aged colonial coral. These 2 Links show items quite similar to yours. LINK 1 LINK 2 Neat find - thanks for posting it. Regards, 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...
TNCollector Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I agree, it is an Ordovician age coral. I live not too far from there and they are a pretty common find. But that is a good specimen! It is cool how well you can see the internal structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboat Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thank you for the replies. Very interesting! Yes we are in Williamson county and according to the posted map, within the Ordovician area. I'll be sure to share this with my niece. She is homeschooled so I bet her mom can incorporate this into her lessons. She loves rocks, her "treasures", so I want to help foster her interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thank you for the replies. Very interesting! Yes we are in Williamson county and according to the posted map, within the Ordovician area. I'll be sure to share this with my niece. She is homeschooled so I bet her mom can incorporate this into her lessons. She loves rocks, her "treasures", so I want to help foster her interests. Excellent way to teach children, and get them interested in fossils - spark the imagination! Regards, 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...
abyssunder Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Nice find,jimboat! Welcome to the Forum! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Welcome. I would say Foerstiphyllum sp. also, "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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