bone2stone Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Been trying to help someone who found these in backyard. My expertise on corals is limited to the ancient. I know these can resemble some older material but I believe all are recent. Ant thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Ahh an edit worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I'm not too hot on this more recent stuff either, but I'm fairly certain the first one is a fossil sponge. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Closeup is of the larger specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 On 11/4/2018 at 5:17 AM, Tidgy's Dad said: I'm not too hot on this more recent stuff either, but I'm fairly certain the first one is a fossil sponge. Nope, all of them are corals. I tried to help her but she's pretty insistent these are ancient. I had told her they were nothing more than surf worn recent corals. Most likely picked up along Florida beach kept in an aquarium and dumped out when cleaning tank. They were found in her back yard along with other assorted specimens. She did not like my answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 They look more like calcareous algae to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 20 minutes ago, Rockwood said: They look more like calcareous algae to me. Calcareous algae? You got any examples you can show us? In hand these look like some of the material we find along the Padre Island beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 15 minutes ago, bone2stone said: Calcareous algae? You got any examples you can show us? As soon as I charge my camera battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 It's not an exact match, but here is what I had in mind. They are modern examples from the gulf of Maine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Coral, Acropora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I thought they are cauliflower and broccoli. picture from here " 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...
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