bonesandstone Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 This was a personal find about 20 yards from my front door. The area has produced gold and other fossils and is at the end of a glacial path. Knox County, Ohio. Any help is greatly appreciated. I have found several of these in varying sizes, but they all look about like this. This site also happens to be at one of the higher points in the county elevation wise. Thanks everyone! Fossils: The Original Limited Edition Collectible. www.bonesandstone.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 This looks like a coral, not a crinoid. Maybe one of the coral guys will know better what type. 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...
Pumpkinhead Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 It seems to me like a colonial rugose coral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) I agree it's a nice colonial rugose coral, there are a lot that look superficially like that though and being an erratic makes it harder. Perhaps someone with local knowledge can pin down the age or type further. You might need sections - is there anything of the structure visible in an end view? Edited March 25, 2016 by TqB 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Knox Co. OH is where my girl friends parents live, the area is covered by glacial debris but the bed rock is Mississippian so that is probably the age of the coral. 2 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) According to this geologic map, Knox county strata is from the Mississippian era. Regards, EDIT: Doh! Outdrawn by HowardI!! Edited March 25, 2016 by Fossildude19 2 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...
bonesandstone Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 Wow, thanks everyone. I didn't expect so many responses so quick. You guys are alright Here is an end cut shot. I hope the image is detailed enough. Fossils: The Original Limited Edition Collectible. www.bonesandstone.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 a good guess would be the Mississippian coral Lithostrotion 1 "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...
bonesandstone Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 a good guess would be the Mississippian coral Lithostrotion I just spent a moment with the loop and some internet images of Lithostrotion and I think we have a winner. Particularly Lithostrotion aranea. Fossils: The Original Limited Edition Collectible. www.bonesandstone.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 a good guess would be the Mississippian coral Lithostrotion Strictly speaking, members of the genus Lithostrotion are now all cerioid (honeycomb) colonies. Siphonodendron is the branching equivalent and it's close but doesn't look quite right... 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I just spent a moment with the loop and some internet images of Lithostrotion and I think we have a winner. Particularly Lithostrotion aranea. Perils of internet images! - Lithostrotion araneum (the ending had to be regendered) is one of the honeycomb ones. (You might have been looking at the old Edwards & Haime plate where it's hard to make out which is which>) Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The Lithostrotion coral in Kentucky has been designated as the genus Acrocyathus by the Kentucky Geological Survey. 2 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesandstone Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 Perils of internet images! - Lithostrotion araneum (the ending had to be regendered) is one of the honeycomb ones. (You might have been looking at the old Edwards & Haime plate where it's hard to make out which is which>) I found it on the internet. It must be right. Fossils: The Original Limited Edition Collectible. www.bonesandstone.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The Lithostrotion coral in Kentucky has been designated as the genus Acrocyathus by the Kentucky Geological Survey. According to the Treatise, that's a cerioid (honeycomb) genus, like Lithostrotion sensu stricto - these things are tricky... Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Try Siphonodendron for something close... 2 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Here is a good resource link, https://www.uky.edu/KGS/fossils/rugosecolonial3.htm 1 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesandstone Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 What initially threw me off was the large amount of space between the individual columns or shafts. All the images I had seen depicted them as being clustered close together. Fossils: The Original Limited Edition Collectible. www.bonesandstone.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 There are two different genus that are very close, they were named Lithostrotionella (the ones connected) and Lithostrotion the ones not connected. This is what we were taught in our Invertebrate paleontology class in the 80s. They have since been redesignated by geologist. West Virginia still calls Lithostrotionella as their State fossil. Of coarse Kentucky has Coal as their State mineral and KY agate as the State Rock. That's what happens when politicians do the naming instead of geologist. The best person to ask about this topic would be Alan Goldstein of the Falls of the Ohio State Park, he is very knowledgeable on corals in this area. You can reach him on facebook. 2 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Its a coral "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...
bonesandstone Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 There are two different genus that are very close, they were named Lithostrotionella (the ones connected) and Lithostrotion the ones not connected. This is what we were taught in our Invertebrate paleontology class in the 80s. They have since been redesignated by geologist. West Virginia still calls Lithostrotionella as their State fossil. Of coarse Kentucky has Coal as their State mineral and KY agate as the State Rock. That's what happens when politicians do the naming instead of geologist. The best person to ask about this topic would be Alan Goldstein of the Falls of the Ohio State Park, he is very knowledgeable on corals in this area. You can reach him on facebook. Thanks! I will look him up. I have been wanting to take a hunting trip out there with my kids for quite a while. Fossils: The Original Limited Edition Collectible. www.bonesandstone.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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