JTCatskills Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Hi all. Thanks for any help in identifying this. My initial guess is fossilized stony coral of some type. Possibly favosite? Found on the northern end beach of Brigantine Island NJ, one of the southern barrier islands. Measures 14 cm on its longest "side" and weighs 10.1 oz. Color is light brown-gray with blue hues It encases a clam shell, looks like an Atlantic Surf Clam Macro-lens photos show structure that appears like honeycomb throughout Has a number of larger stoma-like holes/tubes. Thanks in advance for any thoughts. (Hopefully images are decent. Had to compress them heavily so quality might be iffy) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 It is a modern bryozoan colony. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I think your pictures are fine, and that's a very cool bryozoan. 3 hours ago, Al Dente said: It is a modern bryozoan colony. I'm curious (ignorant), how to know it's modern. 1 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Yes, nice bryozoan. 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTCatskills Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Thank you all for your replies. Much appreciated! When you say it's a "modern bryozoan," are you using a term of art that references a certain period/age? Or casually, as in "recent"? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Modern = recent I don't, but Al likely recognizes the taxon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I find these on the beaches here in North Carolina regularly. I've also found them in New Jersey. I'm away from my photos right now but at one time I had posted a colony growing on fishing monofilament. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 It really is quite beautiful. Welcome to the forum! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I found this one on the beach yesterday. Very similar to the one posted by JTCatskills. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Old or new, bryozoans are beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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