Benjaminpb Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I found these in a local Austin creek. I think one is coral but I'm not sure what the other two are. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 The first 2 appear to be geological. The 3rd is either a bivalve or a gastropod. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Cropped and brightened: I agree with Roger's assessment. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 The third one could be a weathered echinoid. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjaminpb Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 The first image reminds me of pumice or some other vesicular volcanic rock. Does it float? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I suspect the second one may be pyrite, the center being where a larger crystal has weathered away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I think the first item is an ichnofossil called Entobia. " Typically a pebble or shell that has been affected by this kind of sponge infestation will have a series of regular-shaped circular holes on the surface. These holes may cover the entire surface of the object in severe infestation. Sometimes there are only a few holes when the sponge is just starting to colonise the pebble. These may appear as a single row of holes with a range of increasing size. There may be inter-connected surface lines or grooves which look like the impressions of rows of beads. Below the surface, deeper down inside the pebble, the sponge creates a fairly hap-hazard network of spaces that resembles bubbles or an irregular sort of honeycomb. This inner damage is revealed when the outer surface of a badly sponge-infested pebble is either broken or worn away. " - Jessica Winder 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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