Northern Nature Trade Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hello, I received this specimen that I believe is a fossilized coral or perhaps a fossilized sponge and am looking for help in identifying the species and age for a museums collection. Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks, Holly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. Age and species are largely dependent on where it was found. Do you have an idea of where it may have from? Did it come with any kind of label? @FossilDAWG @TqB Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Nature Trade Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hi, Thanks for responding! It was brought in by an older volunteer at the museum who could not remember if it was from Florida or California. Unfortunately it did not have any kind of label. Holly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I think it's a scleractinian (so Triassic onwards) which I know very little about so can't go further. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Chris Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Looks alot like that Florida material they sell a lot of at the Tucson show! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Chris Paleo Web Site: http://schursastrophotography.com/fossiladventures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Coral. I guess rather Florida, Neogene. Astrocoeniidae, perhaps Astrocoenia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I think @fifbrindacier has found similar and maybe able help. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Nature Trade Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 I really appreciate the input thanks for contributing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 No, sorry @JohnBrewer, i'm not good enough on corals. I think @HansTheLoser is the one for that and that his identification of Astrocoenia is the nearest one. All that i know is that it is a scleractinian coral. The corals i have are from the miocene, the cenomanian (cretaceous) or the kimmeridgian (jurassic), but i have not from the Triassic. @Northern Nature Trade, could you post photos with a scale near the septae, like this zone i circled, so that the specialist like HansTheLoser, could try it out a little more. Regards, Sophie. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 The closer look propose Stephanocoenia rather than Astrocoenia. Difficult genus. For a proper determination an image directly taken in front of the coral is necessary with a scale in the same level. In this case it must be Florida because this genus is endemic to the Western Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Nature Trade Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 This is the best I could do, I hope it helps! Thank you so much for your contributions everyone! I really appreciate it! Holly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 But the image should be focussed and as close as possible ... as the first picture you have posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Nature Trade Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 I will try to get a better camera to get a better picture. This was the best I could do with what i had available. Thanks, Holly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 The very first image is good, but it is an oblique view and without scale. Try the same, front view, with a scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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