thair Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I recently found these horn corals in a road cut near Gatesville TX. I am not as familiar with Cretaceous stuff so thought yall could help me ID. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 No horn corals in the Cretaceous my friend*, either the date is wrong or they are Scleractinians. Edit: * except for maybe Thailand for some odd reason “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 That's why I ask, they looked like horn coral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, thair said: That's why I ask, they looked like horn coral They do, is it possible that your site could be older? “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 I am going to check my maps when I get home as to formation but I am almost sure. But that means not sure. Ha Ha. I do not have my documentation with me here at work. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Considering the general shape, which looks like a horn, it can be considered a "horn coral", although the difference between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic - onward solitary corals is clearly visible in the septal plans. " 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...
Al Dente Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 The nice preservation makes me think they might be small rudists (calcite) instread of scleractinian coral (aragonite). Aragonite isn’t very stable and is usually pretty crumbly when found in sediment as old as the Cretaceous unless found in dense clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Checked map and definitely lower Cretaceous. I may need to polish one end of one of them so septa pattern revealed. Thanks for info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 @ abyssunder Correct. But to see what you posted, people should cut their material, but they never do. @ All Without cuting or polishing it is only rarely possible to say something about the taxonomy of corals. The above presented material could be anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Any other associated fossils worth showing? Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 14 hours ago, HansTheLoser said: Correct. But to see what you posted, people should cut their material, but they never do. Apical end upper left, ready to go. The septal insertion pattern, if present, should be visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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