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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3112739, member: 76194"]I'm pretty sure it is a species of Hexagonaria. His is badly worn, but look carefully at the details within the hexagon shapes. Definitely coral-like structures. Compare to this one below that's in better shape.[ATTACH=full]790168[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Besides, that rock formation by where he lives is far too old to contain turtle fossils. Turtles would not evolve for another 100 million years or so, and the details I see on his fossil are all wrong for a turtle fossil anyway. It's definitely a coral colony.</p><p><br /></p><p>What's neat is that most rugose coral species were solitary, so finding a species that lived in colonies is a fantastic find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my rugose coral fossil from a more typical solitary species that lived around 380 million years ago near New York state. The fat portion is where the mouth would be.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]790171[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3112739, member: 76194"]I'm pretty sure it is a species of Hexagonaria. His is badly worn, but look carefully at the details within the hexagon shapes. Definitely coral-like structures. Compare to this one below that's in better shape.[ATTACH=full]790168[/ATTACH] Besides, that rock formation by where he lives is far too old to contain turtle fossils. Turtles would not evolve for another 100 million years or so, and the details I see on his fossil are all wrong for a turtle fossil anyway. It's definitely a coral colony. What's neat is that most rugose coral species were solitary, so finding a species that lived in colonies is a fantastic find. Here is my rugose coral fossil from a more typical solitary species that lived around 380 million years ago near New York state. The fat portion is where the mouth would be. [ATTACH=full]790171[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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