New Members Freelanceangler06 Posted July 10 New Members Share Posted July 10 Hello All, This is my first post on Fossil Forum and I have a question on the find during my second ever fossil hunt. The location is a quarry in Northeastern Wisconsin, on the western edge of the Niagara Escarpment I believe. I'm not sure, but I think these are fossils? I had to do a double take when I first saw it, as I though they could be from drilling into the quarry wall or something, but I found 4 or 5 of various sizes with the biggest one that was exposed to the face of the quarry being about 2 inches in diameter. I also was wondering if 2 of the photos (6 and 7) were a stromatolite? I found all these in about 3 hours, along with a big coral. So I will be going back this weekend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Welcome to the Forum. The first few images look like the imprints of Orthocone nautiloid cephalopods. Some of your other images may be corals, but with nothing for scale in the images, it is difficult to be certain. 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...
val horn Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I think that one of the middle pictures looks like a possible stromatolite. Please number your pictures so we can all talk about the same piece at the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Umbo Posted August 1 New Members Share Posted August 1 If it's Niagara Escarpment it would be Silurian, not Cambrian. Pictures 5 and 6 (hope I got that right they aren't numbered) appear to be stromatolites like Van Horn proposed. The first four look like actinoceratid nautiloids, based on the camerae and septa. The last four appear to be a tabulate coral, possibly Favosites? Closer images would assist further in identification. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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