Fossil something-or-other
Posted: Jun 28, 2007 8:37 amThis is in Raccoon Mountain Caverns. I don't know what it is.
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Posted: Jun 28, 2007 8:37 amPosted: Jun 28, 2007 8:40 amLooks like a colonial tabulate coral, if I remember from about 20 years ago!!!!
here is the
Posted: Jun 28, 2007 9:03 amThanks your smart 
Here is the Tabulate Coral on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabulata
Here is the Tabulate Coral on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TabulataPosted: Jun 28, 2007 6:25 pmI think it is some kind of coral.
Or freshly ground hamburger...
Or freshly ground hamburger...
Posted: Jun 28, 2007 10:13 pmIt is definately a tabulate coral. It looks like Syringopora sp., which is very common in Mississippian Ls.
A suggestion.
Posted: Aug 8, 2007 9:09 amI vote for coral, too.
But, it would have been very helpful to have some kind of scale in the photograph. Even a finger would do.
Did you ask Patty Perlaky, the cave manager? She has a degree in geology.
Larry E. Matthews
NSS #6792-F
But, it would have been very helpful to have some kind of scale in the photograph. Even a finger would do.
Did you ask Patty Perlaky, the cave manager? She has a degree in geology.
Larry E. Matthews
NSS #6792-F