New Members Judilux1 Posted December 7, 2017 New Members Share Posted December 7, 2017 Hi. I am new to fossils and have found quite a lot on a Lake Michigan beach Wisconsin side. I would be very grateful for any information as to the type of fossils I'll be posting photos of here. Thank you. I have over 50 pounds of fossils of various types. A great number of the fossils I have are in quartz and quite sparkly. These are the first few I'd like to share. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I would wager a guess that these are Devonian-age coral. The last three images in particular are tabulate coral. What you are seeing is not likely quartz, but another mineral common in limestone called calcite. Here is a bit more about the tabulates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabulata And calcite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcite And, finally, a very nifty site that showcases several Devonian fossils of Michigan (very much worth perusing): http://michiganbasinfossils.org/ Although you are on the Wisconsin side, there are portions where the exposed strata is shared. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 The first is a chain coral. Maybe Halycites and possibly Favosites sp. for the other ones? 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
Darko Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Chain coral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: The first is a chain coral. Maybe Halycites and possibly Favosites sp. for the other ones? I'll go along with that. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Chris Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Michigan has both Devonian and Silurian. So halycites is appropriate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Chris Paleo Web Site: http://schursastrophotography.com/fossiladventures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I would agree with the earlier IDs. I'm guessing your hunting grounds are along the beaches of southern Door and Kewaunee Counties. Probably the same places we go. Nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I agree with fossildude19 on the ID's "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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