Benjaminpb Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Hey everyone! Sorry that I just keep posting and posting but I keep finding things in local creeks that I've never seen before. Any idea what this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 A piece of tabulate coral. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjaminpb Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thanks Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 If it is from Creataceous sediments it could be a scleractinian coral, similar to the other one you've posted. 2 " 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 February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thanks guys. I won't post anything else unless it's super cool....or weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Benjaminpb said: Thanks guys. I won't post anything else unless it's super cool....or weird. If You do not know what it is or just want to show it off, We like to see fossils from all over and like to help with id's when We can. Do not feel that You have bothered Us with Your questions, You have not. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I don't think this is coral of any kind...but it's hard to be definite with these images, and it might still be hard to ascertain observing it 'in hand'. It's possible this is just some type of banded rock. We have lots of banded chert in the area, and some of it looks like things it is not as it erodes and weathers. The 'cortex' (outside layer) of chert can degrade to look very little like we expect chert to appear. Sometimes it can look spongy, chalky, or layered. 3 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I agree with JohnJ, Most (99.9%) likely not a coral. Banded chert was my first guess as well. But it could be a number of other things including a really crappy Ptychodus tooth or a weird clam mold or who knows what else. If you are in the creeks around Round Rock,TX there should be plenty of actual fossils. You could take more pictures of it, you could take it to the next meeting of the Paleontological Society of Austin (austinpaleo.org), or you could just hang on to it until you learn more about fossils. BUT whatever you do, keep picking up and showing us anything you find and are curious about. We love it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjaminpb Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Thank's for the info everyone! I'm going to go with banded chert because I'm not lucky enough to find a tooth......(sad face) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I'm sure it will be a moment when you will find something extraordinary. Just keep searching! - Time is on your side, the only parameter... not else. " 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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