Fossilized coral/wood?with barnacles/something?

[JUDDZILLA]

Hey everyone, this one was given to me by a friend who came across it at an estate sale. Very nice looking and large. I haven't tried to clean it AT ALL because I am afraid of doing more damage than good. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

[jeff of pa]

Judd I'v seen this type of rock here in Pa,
But have never been told what it is.


when you say "tiny circular dome shape white"
are you talking These that look like domes
for Tiny Morlocks Residences ?



again I see them alot.
But no idea if Fossils of Nests,
or something too recent to be considerd Fossils.

I'v seen some as hard a shell & some as soft as Cacoon

I would think someone here knows though.

[JUDDZILLA]

The "Rock" has parallel pattern like lines wood has. The white, circular ?"s are hard as the "rock" itself. The last owner had it wrapped in paper inside of a plastic container witha lid. Inside the box was also another rock which Definetly looks altered by man. It looks like it was a "Marker", maybe directional, pointing one way. I have yet to photograph it.Thanks for any and all help.

[Harry Pristis]

Your images are not good enough to identify the object. This could be a Devonian bryozoan of the Suborder Esthonioporina, or it could be something else entirely.

[JUDDZILLA]

The first picture is not great. I was trying to show how it is layered *Many,Many times of thin layers. The other images look Exactly what it looks like ,color exact and all. I may try to get a couple better pics. I appreciate your time to take a look. Thanks to everyone out there that view or provide any information or opinions

[Harry Pristis]

This appears to be the skeletal remains, no doubt geochemically altered, of some invertebrate life. With no collecting data, that is a big field from which to pick an identification.

If you want to pursue the identification, have a lapidary saw the object in two, across (perpendicular to) the structures. Have him polish the cut face. Then use a microscope to look for diagnostic features such as lunaria, monticules, or small polymorphs. Or . . . take it to a university or museum.