New Members Squiddiddly Posted yesterday at 01:34 AM New Members Share Posted yesterday at 01:34 AM (edited) I was rock hunting around the Kansas river and found these in an area with a lot of rock that came from a quarry somewhere in the area. They were found around a lot of crinoids, coral, and brachiopods. I thought they might be some kind of coral but wasn’t sure. The one on the right looked similar to the left before I used vinegar to dissolve some limestone. Any help is appreciated! Edited yesterday at 01:35 AM by Squiddiddly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago These do not look like fossils, to me. These look like minerals or concretions. Geologic in nature, at least. Not fossils. 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...
doushantuo Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago I agree with Tim... too little to go on to invoke a biogenic origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Squiddiddly Posted 2 hours ago Author New Members Share Posted 2 hours ago Edit: I dissolved the second one in some vinegar and noticed that the surface of what didn’t dissolve had a unique texture. Upon further inspection I noticed that both have a different texture on the rings around the face of the rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS_Rex Posted 47 minutes ago Share Posted 47 minutes ago Looks like a type of bryozoan or coral to me. The pattern and texturing remind me of ones that I’ve seen. The pics of the cleaned specimens definitely show a pattern. I’m not very knowledgeable on coral and bryozoan types, but I’d start there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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