Sunday Artifact 9-27-20

[antmike915]

This one looks amazing under a magnifying glass, probably more amazing under a good microscope. 2 3/8 by 1 1/2 coral Marion found by me in Pasco County Florida. This one was shallow digging, literally 2 or 3 inches in the ground. Looks like both ears were original cortex and as usual this one looks alot better in person.

[Tam]

Well that a nice one did you just find that ?
friend told me so much rain artifacts are showing up .
Really like those Marions !!
great grab Mike
Oh Tom is going to love those fossils and tell us exactly what they are .

[antmike915]

No Tam, i found it in 2007.

[Tam]

Well it’s a beauty just wow buddie

[Hal Gorges]

Very cool point....I’m gonna post this for folks that aren’t familiar with fossil Coral...It roughly explains how this point was taken out of a coral head.... I think the barbs were intentionally snapped ( two cortexes across from one another don’t work ) and ground, pic7, then over time, the polyps leached out and became a crust or cortex, ( I have a thing about snapping,.. Lol., ? A classic Marion ...

[antmike915]

Hal, thanks for the detail fossil coral explanation. I didn't even think about the barbs being ground and the polyps leaching out. That definitely makes alot more sense because honestly I found it wierd that cortex would be on both barbs like that but I don't doubt too much of anything when it comes to chert and coral.

[antmike915]

Here's some translucent pics...

[Hal Gorges]

I knew she had some glamour...

[redrocks]

Nice!! Love the fossils showing in that!...that's a two-fer point made.out of.living organism

[antmike915]

thanks Red

[UpNorth]

Great find mike... looks good lit up...👍

[antmike915]

Thanks North, gotta love the translucent ones 🙂

[Artifascination]

Nice Find!

[SurfaceHunter]

I missed this one