markjw Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I visited Etobicoke Creek, and, as usual, the place was packed with fossils. Then I went to Credit River...a park near "The Riverwood Conservancy". At first I was disappointed, but in one place I found 3 little corals that had been packed into a mud path by hiker's boots. Here they are; all approximately 4 cm across. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Those are pretty nice finds! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Those are really nice - congrats! PS - Bill Hessin's book (2009) has two colonial rugose corals listed: Favistina (which is most common in the Georgian Bay Formation compared with other formations in south-central Ontario - maybe this is the one you have?) and Palaeophyllum. This book lists the following tabulate corals: Lichenaria, Tetradium, Paleoalveolites, Foerstephyllum, and Protaraea. @FossilDAWG will likely be able to help with identification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 All three corals belong to Favestina calcina (Nicholson, 1874). I explained the history of the name, and the coral fauna of the Streetsville exposures, in an earlier post here. Nice finds! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Nice corals. I like corals. Thanks for the photos. 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...
markjw Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 22 hours ago, Darktooth said: Those are pretty nice finds! Nice of you to say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Nice corals. I like corals. Thanks for the photos. My pleasure. I hope to find more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 9 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: All three corals belong to Favestina calcina (Nicholson, 1874). I explained the history of the name, and the coral fauna of the Streetsville exposures, in an earlier post here. Nice finds! Don That is a very useful post; thank you. Your narrative was most intriguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 12 hours ago, Monica said: Those are really nice - congrats! PS - Bill Hessin's book (2009) has two colonial rugose corals listed: Favistina (which is most common in the Georgian Bay Formation compared with other formations in south-central Ontario - maybe this is the one you have?) and Palaeophyllum. This book lists the following tabulate corals: Lichenaria, Tetradium, Paleoalveolites, Foerstephyllum, and Protaraea. @FossilDAWG will likely be able to help with identification Thanks M. I'll be eager to consult Hessin's book shortly, but it will be less entertaining than 'Dawg's analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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