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Mystery fossil found in Clarington Ohio


PepjeanBean

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Hello, I wanted to see if anyone would be able to identify this fossil I found in Clarington Ohio. I know it's a coral and I know it's a bryozoan and I'm suspecting it's a Rhombopora however I'm willing to look into any of the species you guys can offer! Thanks for your help. (The fossil in question is roughly an inch long if you're wondering)

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Bryozoan, I think. Can't help with genus or species though.

Guessing this is Ordovician in age?
Have you checked the DryDredger's website?

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23 hours ago, PepjeanBean said:

I know it's a coral and I know it's a bryozoan and I'm suspecting it's a Rhombopora however I'm willing to look into any of the species you guys can offer

Age of the rocks would be a big help.  With the piece being under an inch, I going to also suggest bryozoan (has to be either bryozoan or coral, can't be both).  But even getting down to genus with this piece, this picture, is probably too big of a hill to climb.

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Looks like Maybe Pennsylvanian-Permian age for the sedimentary rock near Clarington.

 

 

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