Kimi64 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Hi everyone Not much new to report this summer, so that is why I haven't posted in awhile, but I found something interesting while fishing last weekend on the Potomac River near the mouth of the Port Tobacco River. It is about 6 cm wide at it's widest point. Any help with an ID would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Looks like a favositid coral. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi64 Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 28 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Looks like a favositid coral. Thanks Al, that was my first thought too, but the segments are square, not hexagonal & wouldn't it be odd to find a tabulate coral in an area known for Eocene era fossils? What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 In case it helps, the eocene Nanjemoy Formation is in outcrop near the mouth of the Port Tobacco and continues south. @Al Dente 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi64 Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 1 minute ago, sharkdoctor said: In case it helps, the eocene Nanjemoy Formation is in outcrop near the mouth of the Port Tobacco and continues south. @Al Dente Yes, I meant to say Eocene, let me edit this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi64 Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 If the Ordivician era Appalachian Mountains want to send me any more presents, I would really appreciate some trilobites. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 A reworked specimen, which do happen from time to time. I just saw a picture of a trilobite found amongst Miocene fossils in a hole dug in Talbot county. 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi64 Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 36 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: A reworked specimen, which do happen from time to time. I just saw a picture of a trilobite found amongst Miocene fossils in a hole dug in Talbot county. Hi Whodaman, that's a great story. Makes me want to go out even more. I really like finding oddball, random fossils or rocks. Oddities rock in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kimi64 said: Hi Whodaman, that's a great story. Makes me want to go out even more. I really like finding oddball, random fossils or rocks. Oddities rock in my book! Indeed they do! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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