Seamonkeyh42 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Same thing as before, my son found this fossil and we want to identify it. They are redoing the water lines near the house and all kinds of stuff is being kicked up! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Could be a solitary rugose coral (horn coral). 1 " 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...
caldigger Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Can you take a picture of the side of it? It appears the item is exposed along the side of the rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiling Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 +1 for rugose coral. Keep looking! They're everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Looks more like an inverted favositid to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamonkeyh42 Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I get a Prasopora-type bryozoan vibe personally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I think Carl may have the right of it, here. Prasopora images: LINK 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...
mikeymig Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 You got the proper ID but is your house is in NY? It looks like a "branch" of the bryozoa colonies I find from the middle Devonian of western NY. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamonkeyh42 Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Yes we're in upstate NY on Lake Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrobento Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Dont believe it is a Rugosa coral. I have collected thousands over the years and never got a "flat" impression like that. Pedro Bento, M.Sci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I agree with "chunk-o-bryozoa". The grooves look like the broken inside of a bryozoa, exposing the long body walls of the individual zooids. Exposing and close examination of the other surfce should help with that conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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