Recepticulites (some type of sponge?) found in the Laurel Member of the Salamonie Dolomite (Nelson County, Kentucky). Fossil existed in the Silurian Period.
I found a fossil very similar to this photograph in my graveled driveway. It has a sponge-like appearance on the bottom. I live in Northern Ohio. I am wondering where it could have come from and if it is rare?
I am not that familiar with Ohio geology but I do have a book Fossils of Ohio. One of the best books on invertebrate fossils for the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana region. It lists Receptaculites being found in the Cedarville Dolomite of Clinton County and in Greene County. From my experience, this type of fossil is not commonly found.
I found a fossil very similar to this photograph in my graveled driveway. It has a sponge-like appearance on the bottom. I live in Northern Ohio. I am wondering where it could have come from and if it is rare?
ReplyDeleteI am not that familiar with Ohio geology but I do have a book Fossils of Ohio. One of the best books on invertebrate fossils for the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana region.
ReplyDeleteIt lists Receptaculites being found in the Cedarville Dolomite of Clinton County and in Greene County.
From my experience, this type of fossil is not commonly found.