markjw Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Oakville bedrock seems to have poor bedrock for fossil-hunting. However, between the glaciers and the city fathers, there has been a conspiracy to scatter all kinds of fossil bearing rocks around the joint. A walk at Dingle Park was disappointing until I saw this interesting pattern, about 50cm across. Maybe it is a "branching bryozoan"? I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 More of the same 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Very nice piece. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 This is a very nice cross section through a large coral colony. It is a palaeozoic tabulata, possibly a favositid. The tabulae are very well visible in the lower part of the last pic. For comparison, here is a small version from the other side of the large pond (Favosites styriacus, Palaeozoic of Graz, Styria, Austria): Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Thanks for comments, colleagues. Very interested that it can be identified as a coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 10:28 PM, FranzBernhard said: This is a very nice cross section through a large coral colony. It is a palaeozoic tabulata, possibly a favositid. The tabulae are very well visible in the lower part of the last pic. For comparison, here is a small version from the other side of the large pond (Favosites styriacus, Palaeozoic of Graz, Styria, Austria): Franz Bernhard I had the same thinking about it, but I'm surprised how closely your example resembles his! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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