Mesh like Fossils?

[teenerbeener]

Found February 2023 in Higher l High Ridge, Missouri near HWY 30 in Saline Creek.

[digit]

Some really nice examples of fenestrate bryozoans ('fenestrate' means like a bunch of small windows). There are still similar bryozoans that can be seen on coral reefs today--usually in protected areas like caves and underhangs. They are a life form that has existed successfully for hundreds of millions of years.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenestella_(bryozoan)

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=fossil+fenestrate+bryozoan&tbm=isch

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=modern+bryozoan+coral+reef&tbm=isch

 

Looks like you've found a great place to hunt for Devonian age fossils.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken