mnewman0945 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hello all! I am somewhat new to this but very excited! I recently went on a hiking trip and found this rock (with some fossils) on it. Have no clue what they are; maybe you can help identify them! We were in Free Soil Michigan on the Lake Michigan shoreline when I came across the rock. Any and all help would be amazing! Thanks!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 It is a colonial rugosan coral. You might compare it to Hexagonaria, a Devonian coral that is commonly found as cobbles on some shorelines in your area. It is commonly referred to as "Petoskey stone". Don 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Welcome to TFF! You have a colonial coral. Nice find. 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...
Darktooth Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Welcome to the forum from New York! Nice find! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnewman0945 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 That's fantastic!! How old do you think these are? Thanks for the warm welcomes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Welcome to TFF from Leicestershire and very beautiful coral . Good find hope you find more fossils . Cheers Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 30 minutes ago, mnewman0945 said: That's fantastic!! How old do you think these are? Thanks for the warm welcomes! Welcome to the forum from Germany. Your coral is probably from the Missippian epoch of the carboniferous period, which would make it at least 325 million years old. Edit: I just had a closer look at the geological map and see that the coast west of Free Soil is at the southern edge of the Devonian outcrop, so see Tim's post below. The Carboniferous starts just to the south. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Welcome to the Forum. If indeed it is Devonian, that puts it between 419 million years ago and 358 million years ago. Neat find. Thanks for showing us. Regards, 2 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...
JohnBrewer Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Cool find and welcome to the forum! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Welcome!, I agree with fossilDawg on the coral. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I just love the big coral; it is so easy to cut and polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Nice find! And a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnewman0945 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thanks Everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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