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Strange coral found on Wisconsin beach


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I was at Doctor’s Park beach in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin today. It is a known Silurian reef outcrop and I found much of the usual plus this weird piece of coral. I have never seen coral like this at this beach and I’ve been going here periodically for months. I attached a side, top, and bottom photo. I wanted to wait until I finished my trip to show my entire haul, but I am really curious about this thing. I almost mistook it for a nut that fell into the lake, but it’s definitely rock. 
 

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I could be wrong here, but it appears like a very worn rugosa coral to me.

 

But lets hear what other members have to say, if im wrong or not.

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Yup, and very common on Great Lakes beaches.

 

 

Mark.

 

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On 6/28/2024 at 1:20 PM, Mark Kmiecik said:

Yup, and very common on Great Lakes beaches.

Unless you are Illinois. Never found anything on an Illinois Lake Michigan beach. 

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