kerryrocksnla Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I know its coral, but not exactly what type. Is this called a coral colony? It is the biggest one I've found. Central Louisiana Rock/Fossil Hunter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Looks like a colony of rugose corals. Eridophyllum maybe? I wouldn't take my word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryrocksnla Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Ty Central Louisiana Rock/Fossil Hunter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It looks like Paleozoic coral, but from what I have seen on geologic maps there is only Cenozoic. I guess this could be material brought down the Mississippi River from more northern areas but it doesn't look very water warn. Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I think that those are Paleozoic rugose corals as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Can we get a more specific locality? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Ty ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryrocksnla Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Rapides Parish, Louisiana Town of Ball to be exact Central Louisiana Rock/Fossil Hunter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Has any riprap been brought in to that area? (large rocks to control flooding) This material may have been brought in from a quarry in another state. Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) The Citronelle Formation in Southeast Louisiana is composed of Paleozoic chert gravel washed down from Tennessee in the Cenozoic. I do a lot of collecting over there in Louisiana with my family and collect Paleozoic marine goodies all the time. Have even found trilobites before. There are also some mixed in Tertiary petrified wood samples if you're lucky. Your coral colony is likely a rugose type colonial coral from the Mississippian formations of central Tennessee. Cool find! Here is a document on it. Enjoy! https://www.deq.state.ms.us/mdeq.nsf/pdf/Geology_Circular-RocksAndFossilsFoundInMississippisGravelDeposits/$File/Circular%207.pdf?OpenElement Edited December 6, 2015 by TNCollector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryrocksnla Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 No, we have a gravel pit & sand pit where I do a lot of my hinting. Central Louisiana Rock/Fossil Hunter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryrocksnla Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Oh wow! Thank you... I had lots of petrified wood but unsure of what type. Im going to read your PDF & look up the Tertiary Petrified Wood.... Central Louisiana Rock/Fossil Hunter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 ? Coco I think she means Thank you. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Ah ! T.Y. Roger ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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