r/fossilid 15h ago

East TN, any thoughts?

Found this between Nashville and Knoxville, any guesses on what I got?

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u/lastwing 15h ago

Solitary rugosan coral👍🏻

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u/sneakysnake37 6h ago

Even at that size? I have many other rugose coral pieces but they're not nearly this large in diameter. This one is almost 1.5" in diameter vs my others are 0.5-1.0" . See pic below for comparison

https://imgur.com/a/QPQUKha

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u/wertklern 6h ago

The one in the post above is solitary, while the rest in your link are colonial rugosan corals. I have some larger solitary pieces myself.

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u/sneakysnake37 6h ago

Oh I see, thank you!

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u/No-Abbreviations6929 2h ago

I also have quite a few tiny solitary rugose corals as well, so it can happen :)