Rodion Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) I found this fossil in Southern Germany on a mountain range called the Schwaebische Alb. It was found in a former marine envornmnet with bivalves, belemnites, etc It is relatively large, the rock is limestone, and I do not know what it is. Does anybody know? (I attached both pictures) Edited December 24, 2015 by Rodion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Perhaps a tabulate coral? "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...
belemniten Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Welcome to TFF Maybe a sponge (?) 1 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) It puts me in mind of the fossil tree stumps found in Gilboa, NY. Regards, EDIT - Took the liberty of lightening your pictures. Do we know the age of the strata there? Edited December 24, 2015 by Fossildude19 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...
Rodion Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Sorry about the image quality, here is a picture that is a bit lighter. I do not know the age, but it was definitely a marine environment, as there were also bivalves, ammonites, belemnites, etc in the region in the limestone. I was also thinking in the direction of sponges, or perhaps some sort of large crinoid? Edited December 24, 2015 by Rodion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Welcome to TFF ! Not crinoid...I agree with Belmniten in sponge. Regards, P.S-Here you have a diagram that shows a crinoid anatomy (for comparison) and a very well preserved crinoid fossil. Edited December 24, 2015 by Guguita2104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Can you determine the age of those rocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I think probably sponge too. Most likely Jurassic around there. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I can't see very much details from the pictures but it could be a stromatoporoid, which is considered a type of sponge. Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I am also thinking a huge sponge. And yes, it is mostly Jurassic in the Schwabishe Alb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Looks very much like an upper Jurassic sponge. Perhaps Laeocetis sp. There are tons of them on the Swabian Alb. Whole reefs full of them. Edited December 24, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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