Re: Fossil Help: Can anyone help me identify a fossil?

George wrote:
"stierle" <stierle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1169600125.541995.91200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Also, I have one last fossil. I uploaded it also to:

http://picasaweb.google.com/stierle/Fossils

It looks spongy on one side and on the other it has concentric type
circles.
Any help would be appreciated.

Greg

Hi Greg. That is a silicified tabulate coral, probably a favosites. Can't tell the species from the photo, but the species will tell you whether it is Silurian or Devonian in age. Also, where, specifically, did you collect it? I ask this because I can probably pinpoint the strata and hence the age if I know the location.

George


Yeah. What he said. That's one I've seen before, but I know at least two names for it, and didn't want to confuse the issue. I don't recall which is the current name.
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