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It will help to give Us some information as to where it was found. It would also help if You can post closer more detailed pictures.

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It's a crinoid stem.

 

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Sort of has the look of Horn coral. Except for the funny ridges going down the side. That is throwing me off.

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It seems to have Horizontal lines, just like a crinoid. 

 

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Here's a photo of a crinoid with what I mean

 

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And it has vertical lines on the edge of the fossil

 

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As in this photo

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In my opinion it is a crinoid stem. Sorry for the tiny photos!!!

 

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It is possible it is just unusual.

 

This photo came from this forum it is named How Wide Can Crinoid Columnals Get?

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Another photo

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Yes, it has a vague resemblance and is of a size to be a crinoid. But there are things that do not match up. To large of a cavity in the center is the most obvious one.

 

It maybe a crinoid, but with the pictures provided I do not feel comfortable calling it a crinoid.

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Now, that looks weird!!! According to the geological maps of Tennessee the age of the rocks there is from the Ordovician (beginning 488.3 million years ago and ending 443.7 million years ago). And Mississippian (lasting from roughly 358.9 to 323.2 million years ago).

 

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Much better pictures!:dinothumb: Thank You.

It does not look like a crinoid.

I think it maybe a solitary coral.

Wait for some other opinions.

Tony

 

PS I think there are geodized fossils in that area which usually distorts the original shape.

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I have seen similar fossils from east-central Kentucky that have been "geode-ized". While they display some aspects of the original fossil they are distorted and much larger than the original.

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I agree with Tony that this looks more like a large rugose coral fragment.

 

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My first thought was 'beekitized' crinoid stem. Can't say for sure, but to me the radial lines seem more like those on a crinoid stem than coral; likewise the horizontal lines on outside.

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Tried to crop and enhance these pictures: 

 

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