elly Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Hi, please could someone identify this fossil I found in st bees, lake district? thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Very well could be. But some more specifics on location (country, state, county) might be helpful to those of us not familiar with St. Bees (and I know of "lake districts" all over the world). Location helps to narrow down the possible stratigraphy and therefore ages to consider. For example. if its all young rocks in the area, than this is unlikely to be a horn coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elly Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 (edited) Lake District in Northern England Scalebarrow, Saint Bees CA27 0ES, UK Edited February 26 by elly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Ah, that helps. I was thinking of the wrong continent - haha. The map I looked at shows Triassic rocks around St. Bees and these would be too young for a horn coral. But there are Permian aged and older rocks just a bit inland, so if this was found along the coastal beach, it very well could be from the older rocks nearby. The area is sort of a geologic mess based on the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elly Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Haha okay interesting, thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 reminds me to Amplexizaphrenitis, a rugose coral they are not round like many others. I know they come up in the carboniferous sediments of GB But, this is only an idea. It is nearly impossible to find the right name for a coral only with one pic, they are really tricky... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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