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A number of Carboniferous fossils from Britain I'm unsure about.
Calum McLennan posted a topic in Fossil ID
I have been trying to identify my fossils finds from over the years. Most I can do at least to class level, sometimes species, but there are just a few that I don't really have any clue on. All the ones shown here are from Carboniferous sediments. These are: 1. From Salthill Quarry, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. Among the many crinoid fragments, and even Fenestella bryozoans and some articulate brachiopod, I found this small branching structure. The stems are thin, branching into widened cups (roughly 1cm wide, I can get more accurate measurements if needed). It's like a coral, except like none I know of. Seemingly no septa like a Rugose coral, and not exactly the form I though a tabulate would take. Almost wondered if it's a huge bryozoan. No clue. 2. From near Lochranza, just north of the Diplichnite on the Isle or Arran Scotland. Found among some small rugose corals, brachiopods, cylindrical crinoid fragments, and a site where trilobites can in theory be found in the reddish limestone. The shape is coral-like, but texture more sponge-like. A poriferan? Maybe even bryozoa? 3. From in Notts II, a cave near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales. Among many large rugosa similar to Dibunophyllum and Axophyllum, along with some brachiopods. These structures grow large (compare to photo with my hand in) and have no clear structure other than a spongy apearance and seemingly growth rings as it gets larger from an origin. Poriferan? 4. From brittle shale layers in the river Hodder near Hodder Place, Stonyhurst, Lancashire, England. From a site known for its unusual Phillipsia trilobite specimens, in the Rad Brook formation, among many tiny cylindrical crinoid fragments and a few barchiopods. Both of these are tiny, the flat pitted object being maybe 3mm across at best, and tge drome maybe 5mm. Perhaps a tiny bryozoan for the pitted thing. Not a clue for the textured dome. Any suggestions with any of these would be very much welcomed. Thank you!
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Not sure if these are anything, but I was thinking maybe they could be sponges. First one pictured is about 1"x1". The second is about 2cm x 0.75cm. There are Carboniferous fossils present in the area. Found in Truth or Consequences, NM.
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location: aarhus, denmark found: loose beach rock units: metric date: 01/10/2024 notes: me hit rock with hammer. find shiny. never found one of these before but ive heard og geodized fossils and based on the shape im guessing it could be a sponge but would like a second opinion image:
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location: aarhus, denmark found: loose beach rock units: metric date: - notes: i have a wide variety of misc. fossils but am restricted to 100 mb per post so ive only uploaded a couple. ill be sorting everything roughly first then labelling. im in the process of sorting my entire collection so there is a lot to get through tags: aarhus, denmark, loose beach rock, beach, metric, fragment, metric scale, found loose, loose
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From the album: My best Miscellaneous items.
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From the album: My best Miscellaneous items.
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From the album: My best Miscellaneous items.
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From the album: My best Miscellaneous items.
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From the album: My best Miscellaneous items.
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From the album: My best Miscellaneous items.
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Hi Is it a sponge or a bone? Holds tight to the rock. Is that sandstone? Best wishes Daniel Location:Poland
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location: aarhus, denmark found: loose beach rock units: metric my ID: looks like its a sponge of some sort based on the texture but i cannot narrow it down
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location: aarhus, denmark found: loose beach rock units: metric my ID: looks similar to Aulaxinia based on both the ends however they usually have long stripes spanning the entire length so am unsure if its different or just badly preserved
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I found this in mid Colorado springs I believe it's maybe Coral or a sponge and on top there is a mixture of pink and purple it's really pretty. 3 cm by 3cm
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A goblet-shaped sponge from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian/Maastrichtian). Baltic Sea coast near Svetlogorsk. Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Top view Bottom view Side view
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Hi everyone. This is out of a box of rocks I bought at an auction in Butte County California, which is near the Sacramento River and a hundred miles from Mt Lassen. I don't believe all of them were found here, but I don't know. Thank you all in advance.
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From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
Astraeospongia sp. Decatur County, TN Beech River Formation Silurian -
Hello everyone, My name is Alejandro, I am from Spain but I recently moved to North America to study at university. I stayed for a while with my friends, here in Montreal, and started researching about fossil hunting in the area and, thanks to this forum, found some amazing sites! Here are my finds in my first (and only) four visits to the sites. The first place was a quarry in Laprairie, in the South shore in Montreal: Here we found: -4 rocks with shells on them, I believe that they are all the same species. The three on the right are a lot more clear, as they were the only ones on their rocks. -Two smaller shells, both being different species than the one before. -A rock that oppened in an interesting way, we thought that it might be a big sea sponge, or with a bit of imagination an egg hahaha, If someone could help us with it we would be very thankful:)) The second place was a park in the north-east of the Mtl island, on the shore of the St Lawrence: -2 rocks with (I believe) sea sponges; if they are not and you recognize the species help is welcome -A bunch of crinoid stems -Two trilobites!! One of them has most of its body in the rock, and the other is in a defensive position. Thanks in adavnce to everyone, Alejandro
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Hello, I was looking throug my fossil storage, when I suddenly found this danish flint nodule with an interesting, spikey looking imprint that I have no idea of what it may be. I have some literature about fossils from the baltic coasts, but nothing shown in it seemed to match. I was wondering about the spikes, and the stem it has, so I thought brachiopod, but nothing matched. Hopefully you guys are able to solve this mystery. Age : maastrichtiam-danium formation : flint, danish flint Finding location : Langeland, Denmark Sice : about two cm long (hole counted in) Sorry, but Im not able to secure good pictures of the stem section, as its only visible when light directly shines into it. So when I hold my camera in front of it, it blockes off the light, and then its only black.
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Hi, a few days ago I found this object on the Beach of the Baltic Sea a few Kilometers north of Liepaja in Latvia. Probably it was washed ashore as it was just on top of the sand, close to the water. The material is pretty light, hard like wood and looks like a fine sponge. Now im curious what I found and would be very thankful if one of you has a clue.
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Hello! My father had purchased some boulders to place on the side of his parking lot at his office building. They brought these 5 huge rocks, and they're absolutely gorgeous. They are covered in white, shiny crystals and to me they appear to be coral? Or sponges of some sort? I know very little, but I LOVE fossils and want to learn all I can! Note: we are located in Louisville, KY but he is unsure about where the boulders came from. He thinks perhaps Indiana? I’m so grateful for your site and all of the people that help teach the newbies like me. Lauren IMG_0327.mov
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From the album: Jurassic Coast UK Oxford Clay Formation
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From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
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Thanks for being here. I am not a fossil hunter and have no education into the matter. I have found several "odd rocks" on my property over the years and would like to know more of what some are. This specimen plopped out of the ground during driveway construction on my property in the early 90s. The property is located in the Midlands of South Carolina (Sandy Run). It's on the side of a sand hill where the property goes from sand to a hard layer of sandstone, conglomerates, coquina limestone, mud stone, into motley clay and then white clay. Any help appreciated. Thanks again for any help. Steve
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I bought a number of invertebrate fossils from a Kentucky agate collector. These came without identification or info on specific site where found. I'm not familiar with Kentucky fossils but I believe this is a sponge (Porifera). Any confirming or alternative identification is appreciated. First and last photos are side views, second and third are top and bottom.
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