Dpaul7 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Hello! I had posted a bit of this before... however in my EXCITEMENT over my finds, I did NOT do a really good posting job.... These specimens SHOULD have been shown from all angles! (I know better now... but hey, I was an excited old man!) I would guess the coral is Devonian; possibly Mississippian. This is ONE SPECIMEN photographed from all angles I could. Some of these specimens have a LOT going on in them! I attach photos of ONE piece. I have taken photos from all angles. On the first three photos... Do you think this is a different type of coral? I DO see what is probably the top of a rugose coral at the right, the circular structure! The oval-shaped structures are what I wonder about. Coral? Photo 4 - WOW! A lot here! On the right, a small section of Lithostrotion coral - tabulate coral at the "south" end (better photo of that is#7). The "spray" on the right side in photo 4 is interesting! There are little bits of coral all over the piece! To the right of the big depression - the llittle black dots are arranged in a circle (a bit hard to see from this angle). I am very interested in hearing your comments - We brought back probably 80 + pounds of this stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Sorry Herb, I can not help with coral ids. Just wanted to say that is an interesting piece. 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...
fifbrindacier Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 At first, on the photos, i didn't saw a coral, but on the last i think it is one. But i won't be able to say more. "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...
BuddingPaleo Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Very nice. Looks to me like hexagonal coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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