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hueman

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Hi, new here, just found this nut shaped fossil, could it be a sea anemone?IMG_20230527_120707297_HDR.jpg

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Welcome to the forum.

 

A good guess - it's a solitary rugose coral (aka "horn coral" though that can apply to other sorts so it's not that useful a term) from the lower Carboniferous period. They belong to the same class (Anthozoa) as sea anemones, the most obvious difference being that corals have a hard skeleton. 

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Thanks everyone!

Yes, found in the isle of man on the beach!

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