Kkemp Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 This was found at the point on Hatteras. Been going for over 25 years and this is a first. Would love to know what this beautiful creature is! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Some sort of whelk. Its a beauty! On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 It looks like a Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) to me. They are an extant species, but they also lived in the Pleistocene. This might be one. But don't take my word for it. Let's see if others here have an opinion. It's a great-looking shell. 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 All I can say is it looks more like a whelk than a conch. +1 for whelk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Congratulations on this find. It is certainly beautiful! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marfijak Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Almost certainly a fossilized knobbed whelk. Only other option would be a lightning whelk but those are left handed (opening is on the left side when looking at the aperature) the vast majority of the time while the knobbed whelk is right handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Nice find! Though I actually rather like the coral. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) The beautiful one is a colonial rugose coral. Edited April 6, 2019 by Mark Kmiecik Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I'm afraid I can't tell you which species of coral you have found, but I nevertheless feel the need to point out that rugose corals had gone extinct long before the fossils were deposited in your area. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Agreed. It's almost certainly scleractinian coral of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 18 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: The beautiful one is a colonial rugose coral. My mistake -- sorry. I should have researched it before I spoke. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kkemp Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks to everyone! I was actually asking about the coral, not the whelk, but the info on both is much appreciated. I have never found coral in all of my years going to the Outer Banks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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