garyc Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I picked this up from some river gravel and it has finally bugged me enough to post some pics. Any ideas? Coral? Coprolite? Weathered rock? It's about 1.5in long and shaped like a slightly flat egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That is what we term a "somethun". Don't know what though, maybe a coral? Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Don't have a clue...... ....Whating to see what others might think it is. TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 It has features found in archaeocyathids but it does seem a bit large. It could be easily ruled out if we knew the age of the rock that it's likely to be from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Don't know but I like it---Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 It has features found in archaeocyathids but it does seem a bit large. It could be easily ruled out if we knew the age of the rock that it's likely to be from. I'm not sure if determining the age of the rock is possible. I found it in a bed of river gravel on the Brazos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Bizarre! I cant wait until someone can actually tell us what it is!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Any chance it could be the corroded remains of something manmade? Did you see if it's attracted to a magnet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Any chance it could be the corroded remains of something manmade? Did you see if it's attracted to a magnet? It is not magnetic. Definitely a rocklike material. Nothing about it seems man-made to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I don't claim to be an expert, but a little research makes me think there is a good chance this is an archaeocyathid. I haven't found anything online, but I have an older text book that diagrams these features as one of a few variations in them. It doesn't seem out of the range of their size,and I think the geologic map shows rock the right age in the area as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I think it's a tabulate coral, there are micheliniids that have that structure. Very nice! Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I think it's a tabulate coral, there are micheliniids that have that structure. Very nice! Agreed. I think we're looking at endothecal dissepiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Thanks for all the responses. I googled all the possiblities thrown out here and I'm leaning toward tabulate coral also. A heavily mineralized and river tumbled piece. It would make an interesting pet rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I think it looks like a pinecone. Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Don't know, but I like the looks of it. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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