nemocoral Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Here is another specimen that I have found. I haven't been able to identify it with any research so far so any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 The age is needed for proper identification. It looks a lot like a Devonian Hexagonaria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coled18 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 It looks like a syringopora coral. These vary in shape and style, but if you type that into google images and scroll down, I've found some similar looking fossils. 1 CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Hi nemocoral! I think this one is a scleractinian (it would depend on the age of the layers) colonial coral, because there are some "growth lines" and symmetric and regular "holes" (that housed the polyps)...Sponges usually have lots of small and irregular holes (inhalant pores) and one that's bigger, the osculum (exhalant pore). Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I think that is a colonial rugosan, like Arachnophyllum or Hexagonaria as Al Dente said. The age will need to be known to narrow down an identification, if we knew where it was found we might be able to find out what age it is. Nice find and thanks for sharing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemocoral Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 I found them in northeast Missouri. Some are imbedded in limestone and some are not . I will try and post some pictures of this type embedded in limestone with other fossil types. . I have rosa coral I believe in a larger diameter piece that I also found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 13 minutes ago, nemocoral said: I found them in northeast Missouri. Some are imbedded in limestone and some are not . I will try and post some pictures of this type embedded in limestone with other fossil types. . I have rosa coral I believe in a larger diameter piece that I also found Looking forward to seeing the other finds. If you have a basic ruler that would help as it's international. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 It is very probably Hexagonaria as somebody already proposed. No Scleractinian corals known from that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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