Fossil ID

[Deerslayeroh71]

Found these in a field hunting for flint points any ideas? Looks to me like maybe fossilized coral ? Thanks for any info.

 

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[wreckwriter]

Yea, some type of coral I'd say. Nice piece.

 

[Deerslayeroh71]

Yep did some research the first one i believe is a horn coral lived about 500 million years ago during the Ordovician period. Altho my source says its mostly found in SW ohio and i found this in central Ohio.

 

[Age_old]

Sounds like you got it!

 

[Deerslayeroh71]

I think so lol maybe not quite that old but close man thats old

 

[wreckwriter]

Crazy old. That's really cool, half a billion years old, wow!

 

[Deerslayeroh71]

May only be 390 million years old either way its old lol

 

[gord]

Doesn't look a day over 389,999,000

 

[Deerslayeroh71]

Yea doesn't show its age lol

 

[vegalyrae]

now THATS a horn coral find lol

 

[Deerslayeroh71]

Yep im still not sure what the 2nd pics are off with the rings around it