Monica Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Hi everyone! I'm finally starting to go through some of the things that Viola and I found when we visited Hungry Hollow back in April in preparation of doing a trade, and I was looking for some help with identifying the following items: Item #1, front and back: A tabulate coral perhaps? I think I can see corallites in the "back" photo... (or maybe a bryozoan...) Item #2, front and back: Another tabulate coral? (or perhaps another bryozoan...) Item #3, front and back: A bryozoan? This one looks different - it kind of looks like frilly layers... Thanks in advance! I may end up posting more stuff so keep an eye out for more requests for help!!! Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 They look small for coral, I think they are bryozoan. But they aint My strong point. 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...
Kane Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 That last one looks like an Alveolites (?goldfussi). ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I think they're all coral. I agree with Kane's assessment of the last one. The first one could be a Favosites and the second one Favosites placenta. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 1 hour ago, ynot said: They look small for coral, I think they are bryozoan. But they aint My strong point. Hi Tony! I would've thought the same thing, but a few months ago I requested identification help for a piece that was given to me as a gift - I assumed that they were bryozoans due to the small pores present, but the consensus was that they were indeed corals - the thread can be found here: Thanks for chiming in! Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Probably I'm wrong, but they almost look like the reef-builder polychaete worm Sabellaria tubes or similar. pictures here comparative picture from here " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinus Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Your first one appears to be a Favosites turbinatus. The bottom of that specimens is broken off. The second one is another type of Favosites and placenta is a good guess. The third is Alveolites goldfussi. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest11596 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Hi Monica, All specimens are tabulate corals belonging to the order Favositida. 1 - Favosites turbinatus (your specimen is from the Encrinal Limestone, Hungry Hollow Member of the Widder Formation) 2 - Favosites (species possibly placenta, Hungry Hollow Member of the Widder Formation) 3 - Alveolites (species likely goldfussi, Hungry Hollow Member of the Widder Formation) Remember to include locality information if you haven't already, e.g. South Pit, Hungry Hollow, ON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 7 hours ago, middevonian said: Hi Monica, All specimens are tabulate corals belonging to the order Favositida. 1 - Favosites turbinatus (your specimen is from the Encrinal Limestone, Hungry Hollow Member of the Widder Formation) 2 - Favosites (species possibly placenta, Hungry Hollow Member of the Widder Formation) 3 - Alveolites (species likely goldfussi, Hungry Hollow Member of the Widder Formation) Remember to include locality information if you haven't already, e.g. South Pit, Hungry Hollow, ON. Hi there! I found all of these in the South Pit of Hungry Hollow, just lying on the ground in the mud. Thank you everyone for all of your help in identifying these three specimens! I purchased a few Hungry Hollow fossils back in March (just to get our collections started before we actually headed out there - I wasn't sure of how well Viola and I would do when we actually went collecting ourselves), and I only acquired Favosites placenta through this purchase, so Favosites turbinatus and Alveolites sp. (goldfussi?) are new ones for me - yay! Thanks so much! Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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