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KW Martin

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I found this fossil on the shore of Petoskey State Park in Petoskey, Michigan.  Looks like a fish tooth, but would love your thoughts.  Thanks!

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Agree with Kane. Looks bryozoan to me when I zoom in on the pic. 

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A word of caution about state parks. In many it is illegal to collect fossils, or anything else for that matter. I don't know about this one, but it's always good to check. It's never good to pay a huge fine for carrying out a small rock and you don't even get to keep it.

 

 

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Hello.  Last week, my family was at Petoskey State Park in Petoskey, MI.  We were walking along the shore looking for Petoskey stones and found this.  Looks like it could be a tooth but we have absolutely no idea.  Any insights/ideas are greatly appreciated.  Thanks for your consideration.  Best, Kevin

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Welcome to the Forum Kevin. It looks like a branching bryozoan colony. Each of the polygonal openings held an individual Bryozoa.

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