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Echinoid? Algae? Coral? (Cretaceous)

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What is this wee tiny little thing? Measures just under 2 cm. Was found in a late Cretaceous stratum, in a transition area between the Pecan Gap Chalk and Austin Chalk of South Central Texas, USA. I'm leaning toward a fossilized echinoid of some sort. Maybe a fibularia specimen? Thanks for any help.

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I don't see pentameral symmetry anywhere, so you can probably rule out echinoid.

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8 minutes ago, val horn said:

Scleractinian coral

 

Yep, that's gotta be it. Thank you!

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