fossilized6s Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I believe i found my first Ordovician sponge fossil while hunting road cuts. Can anyone confirm if this is an Astylospongia or something else? ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Sorry I can not help with an ID, but that is a neat looking fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 It looks like a cyclocystoid. That's a much better find than a sponge in my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 14 minutes ago, Al Dente said: It looks like a cyclocystoid. That's a much better find than a sponge in my opinion. It does! You learn something new everyday. I thought it was something kinda rare, considering I've literally seen/found thousands of Ordovician fossils. Thank you, sir. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 From Wisconsin: Cyclocystoides scammaphoris figure from: Smith, A.B., & Paul, C.R. (1982) Revision of the class Cyclocystoidea (Echinodermata). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 296:577-679 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinus Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 That is definitely a cyclocystoid. A VERY rare find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 BUCKET LIST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Thanks everyone! The three or four different trilobite species bits associated with it helps in it's presentation. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Excellent find! Have been wandering the Ordovician road cuts for years now and never saw one of those!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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