What is this fossil in this obelisk?

[Ares]

I inherited this fossil obelisk from my late aunt. Please help me identify the possible fossil.

[Ares]

Here is a second image of the fossil obelisk. Please help me identify it.

[Kane]

Doesn't look like a fossil to me. Where was this found? Looks like something geologic that someone cut.

[Ares]

I'm not sure about the history of this obelisk. I inherited it from my late aunt. 

[Kane]

I'm sorry, but there is nothing fossiliferous that I can see here

[Fossildude19]

Welcome to the Forum.  

 

I've merged  your topics - no need for two on the same item.  

Add more photos by using the "Reply to this topic" at the bottom of the page.  

 

Please take some close ups of all areas. I think there are cross sections of fossils throughout, but I'm not sure of the large grayish area.  

[Kane]

Didn't look at the bottom section. Might be crinoidal? Thanks @Fossildude19 for the merger

[Wrangellian]

My thought was Belemnites... Like to see some close-ups.

[Ares]

[Kane]

That is pretty busy! No guesses on where your late aunt acquired it from?

[Ares]

[Kane]

All looks crinoidal to me. I'll appeal to @abyssunder to confirm.

[Ares]

Unfortunately not. She was a collector. But there is no record of its history.

[Ares]

The grayish large areas are very pronounced. They don't identify as anything?

[Kane]

As I said, this is looking like a crinoidal piece. 

[Ares]

So, would the large grey object be a crinoidal specimen?

[Kane]

Not sure what you are referring to. It might help to give us a measurement scale

[GeschWhat]

I see crinoids and a shell (bivalve) fragment. These are interesting. Are they crinoids or some type of coral?

[Wrangellian]

With the closer pics I now see segmentation, which rules out belemnites, so I'll have to agree with crinoid stems. Not sure what those things are that Lori has circled (bryozoans?).

[abyssunder]

Most of the fragments are crinoidal remains of pluricolumnals in different views (transverse, longitudinal and oblique). Pretty obelisk, nicely cut and polished. The circled in red could be bryozoans in my thought (thanks Lori for the picture), but the larger one is something else than all of that. I don't know what it could be. Maybe coral?

 

Looks like it could come from Morocco.

Edited April 27, 2017 by abyssunder

[ynot]

56 minutes ago, Ares said:

So, would the large grey object be a crinoidal specimen?

No, that part appears to be the limestone that the formation was made of.

I also see crinoids and bryozoans, and maybe some brachiopods parts.

[Fossildude19]

It could be from Morocco. Found this one in a quick Google search.

 

 

[Ares]

[Ares]

[Fossildude19]

The dark grey area looks like some sort of coral. 

Neat piece, for sure.