Ilikeagates Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Found this little nugget while trekking through a tilled farm field. Curious as to what I have here. Any input will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilikeagates Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Some other pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Looks like a tabulate coral. Wait for others to reply though, as I am not well versed with corals. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Come on guys it's a horn coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Welcome to the forum. Could you take a closer picture and say where it was found (maybe at county level) so that we could get a better sense of the geology of the area? 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Rockwood said: Come on guys it's a horn coral. We did say that We do not know Our corals. Tony, Ynot et al. 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Snap call. I was waiting to to be too late. I'm not positive myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilikeagates Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Pretty sure it was found in Berrien County MI, possibly Cass County, so it is near Lake Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Ah ha Think I lucked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Solitary rugose coral, not tabulate. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 +1 on rugose coral, possibly Devonian in age. You can see the septa fairly well on this one despite the weathering. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilikeagates Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 I appreciate all the feedback. I'll continue to keep my nose to the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSirmon Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 My first thought was Rugose Coral as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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