anonymous_ Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I found this on the shore of a lake. At first I thought it was a petrified mushroom. It looks very similar to a mushroom. But, someone mentioned it could possibly be a horn coral. I really have no fossil knowledge so I'm just interested in what this possibly could be. It's very cool looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Welcome to the forum. That is a neat find! Looks like a nicely weathered horn coral to Me. It is neat how they can look so strange. A mushroom would have a different appearance in the stem. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous_ Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Thank you! It was pretty cool to find while on vacation at Skantaneateles Lake. Is there any way to guess how old it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 You could look up the geology of that area, or wait for someone with knowledge of the area to chime in, but I am not familiar with the area. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Probably Middle to Upper Devonian - between 393-358 million years old. 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...
anonymous_ Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Thank you Tim for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediospirifer Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 There's a horn coral site on Skaneateles Lake. My husband found a mention of it some time ago, and sent this link when I mentioned your post: LINK. There are notes on the linked post than the land at Staghorn Point is either privately owned or FLLT property. One person says collecting loose specimens from the water is legal on FLLT land, the other person says no collecting at all. I'd want to research a little more before going collecting there myself. Your coral likely washed away from the layer that's exposed at the cliffs. Enjoy! (And yes, it looks a lot like a mushroom!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Shouldn't this be moved to the ID forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Shouldn't this be moved to the ID forum? Got it; thanks! "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...
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