New Members BrianG Posted December 28, 2023 New Members Share Posted December 28, 2023 Please help identify. I have been trying to find any information on this fossil I found while digging here. its been a long search. I have been told a few thing but have been told here is the place to get things identified. I have only cleaned a few sections because Im afraid of breaking it. it is semi fragile and other sections are very hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Some type of coral. @TqB 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 To start with, it looks like a colonial form of rugose coral. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Something like Acrocyathus. 1 1 2 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...
TqB Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Something like Acrocyathus. That was my first impression but is there any Carboniferous around there? EDIT: Apparently not, so it has to be Devonian or earlier. It's hard to go further without knowing the age. Edited December 29, 2023 by TqB 1 2 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 5 hours ago, TqB said: That was my first impression but is there any Carboniferous around there? EDIT: Apparently not, so it has to be Devonian or earlier. It's hard to go further without knowing the age. Maybe something like Hexagonaria, then. Or Eridophyllum. 1 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...
Baking Geologist Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 What part of northern Wisconsin? General area is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Maybe something like Hexagonaria, then. I believe that all Hexagonaria have corallites that are adjacent to each other with little or no space between them. Plus, the OP’s coral has rounded corallites and not he polygonal ones of Hexagonaria. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonaria 2 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Maybe something like Hexagonaria, then. Or Eridophyllum. Eridophyllum is a possibility. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Acrocyathus was my first thought as well, but as Tarquin said, that may be ruled out because of age. A very fine example of a colonial rugose coral none the less. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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