JamesMcD Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Hello all, Last Saturday I took my 7-year-old boy on a fossil hunt along the River Road (Hwy 100), NW of Alton IL. He found the item in the attached images somewhere near here: Google Map Location The longest dimension of the smooth "bit of whatever" with the porous / speckled texture is about 9 cm. I've tried various keyword combinations with google images, and haven't been able to find anything similar. I imagine it's something common and I'm just not describing it correctly. Does anyone recognize what this is? Thank you very much for any help. My kid will be very excited to find out what this is. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Bryzoans of some sort? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I believe Caldigger has it right. A nice specimen indeed with more than one family of bryozoans represented on the same specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesMcD Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Thanks for the input, gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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