robinpenelope Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I have been in possession of this "rock" for a while, so I can't be positive where it was found, but it was either the Neuse River banks in Pamlico County, NC or the Topsail Island (Surf City, NC) beach. I'm leaning toward Topsail. It's shape suggests another fossil (whale ear bones??) but the structure/pattern (close-ups) in the fossil looks like it should be a coral. Any input appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 It is an very well traveled coral; probably a remnant of the Paleozoic seas, weathered out of the Appalachian Mountains. "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...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Definitely a weathered coral. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Yep! Very nice coral! " 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...
robinpenelope Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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