My daugther found this fossil

[novicefossilhunter]

My daughter found this fossil today, and it looks like scales but we aren't exactly sure what it is. Any ideas? Thanks!

[ynot]

Welcome to TFF!

Looks like a tabulate coral.

Others should be able to be more specific on an ID.

 

[Hapchazzard]

Pleurodictyum, perhaps? Initially I thought Favosites, but the corallites seem too large.

[RJB]

Ive seen this before in Utah. May not even be a fossil?  Not sure. 

 

RB

[fifbrindacier]

I also would have said coral at the first look, but i don't see septas.

 

Maybe a Paleodictyon ?

[novicefossilhunter]

Thanks everyone! I consulted with a paleontologist at the University of Iowa and he thinks they are Favosites, which are often found in this area. He isn't 100% certain. It is such a remarkable find for her, and I love that my daughter loves fossils as much as I do.

[ynot]

7 minutes ago, novicefossilhunter said:

Thanks everyone! I consulted with a paleontologist at the University of Iowa and he thinks they are Favosites, which are often found in this area. He isn't 100% certain. It is such a remarkable find for her, and I love that my daughter loves fossils as much as I do.

Cool!

Thanks for letting Us know.

[abyssunder]

Sure it looks like a Favosites.

 

comparative picture: Favosites sp. from the Upper Ordovician of southern Indiana, USA.

By Wilson44691 - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10262366

 

[sharko69]

Very cool find.