The other pieces definately appear to be, I'm not usre about the snake. My wife is finishing up her degree in marine biology, I'll show her the pic tomorrow and get her opinion.
yep coral. (thats what the book says anyway) since its hollow i think the "snake" is a sea worm of some sort.. many different kinds..
pretty cool fossil finds!!! ? whats the thing holding the two pieces together in pic oo7? is it metal
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Bryozoans, or "moss animals," are aquatic, mostly marine, colonial organisms, superficially rather like coral. A few to many millions of these individuals may form one colony. The colonies range from millimeters to meters in size, but the individuals that make up the colonies are tiny; usually less than a millimeter long. Usually they encrust rocky surfaces, shells, or algae. The colonies may be soft-bodied or calcareous like corals. It is the latter that are most often fossilized. There are about 5000 living species, with several times that number of fossil forms known.
Hey Jeff...If that `root` looking thing has a bit of a purple/blue tint,might be part of a `sea fan`. Soft coral that grows like a skinny palm fron. Kent