Stumped by fossil

[deaves]

Is anyone able to recognize what is in this fossil I found today along Lake Erie? It was the only one I found like this and I can't tell what I'm looking at. thanks for any help you might be able to offer!

 

[Ninjafossils]

Solitary coral

 

[deaves]

Solitary coral

Thanks for the response. The ends are certainly solitary coral, and I did find plenty of that, but I was stumped by the middle portion, which almost looks stem-like.

 

[Hitndahed]

Looks to me to be several smaller shell/coral types mixed together by concretion.

 

[digger460]

Just a long shot, but could it be to bones connected by a joint in the middle?

 

[digger460]

From someone that doesn't know what that coral looks like.

 

[ice9]

Devonian coral mishmash. The stick-like bit might be another species of coral or something else, but not bones. There are some neat things to be found on the Great Lakes shores!

 

[Whiplash00]

Coral. It's been replaced by Quartz and the middle is worn.

 

[Whiplash00]

Tabulate I'm guessing

 

[Harry Pristis]

Tabulate I'm guessing

If this is a solitary coral, or a group of several, it is much more likely to be a rugose coral rather than a tabulate. That is, a member of the Subclass RUGOSA.

 

[Whiplash00]

It does curve around at the top left.

 

[Inyo]

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