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juniperb
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From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted July 25, 2004 10:45 AM
 
Anyone who may know about this issue. In my pasture, I found whats been tentatively identified as a 300 million year old piece of chain coral. Said to be from when MI was an ocean. Something I never knew and boggles my mind.
Anyhow, I wish to research it and am clueless where to start. This coral is as big as my fist and perfectly preserved. An awesome piece which I wondered if was of any interest to geologists et al. Along with it, I also found what appears to be an ax head or type of adze. The amatures can`t quite decide. Thanks! juniperb  ------------------
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proxieme
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posted July 25, 2004 11:53 AM
Hee hee  Thank You for posting this
It got me started on a search to find you a good explanatory site, and I found this neat place: www.paleoportal.org
which may have a couple of answers for you here: http://www.paleoportal.org/time_space/state.php?state_id=29&period_id=13
(I'm not sure if I have the right period for you there re: the coral, but it's a pretty easily navigatable place ... I think I'll be enjoying it for a while.)
edit: Oh, wait...general Michigan info: http://www.paleoportal.org/time_space/state.php?name=Michigan FK'll be much more help, I'm sure, especially concerning the ax head.
I've the barest of bare knowledge of any kind of archaeology with only marginally more info re: paleoanthropology (barely more than can be gotten from popular science books)...which wouldn't be of any help with this question, anyway.
I've almost no knowledge of geology beyond the basics...though I did get a 101% for the year in the class back in HS (but that's just b/c I enjoy crawling around in caves and digging stuff up). But, oh! Thank you again!
I've not looked into paleontology at all for a while, and I'd forgotten how much of a buzz it gives me
I'd even begun to forget how much I enjoy anthropology, et al when I actually get into 'em. edit: Oh, and here's a handy geologic timescale just in case you were curious:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_timescale 2nd edit: This blurb talks about cultures in Wisconsin and N. Michigan: http://www.suite101.com/print_article.cfm/17281/109376
Dunno how much help that'll be, though  IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted July 25, 2004 01:01 PM
And to anyone else interested:
You can look-up your own state's geologic history
http://www.paleoportal.org/time_space/time_space.php Yes, stuff like this really does make me happy. *reclaims geek crown* IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted July 25, 2004 01:16 PM
 Thanks, I`ll dig right in. I love the subjects too but never find the fullfilling sites like you do! I`m happy you`re happy and you look beautiful in your Geek crown  Thank you!!
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proxieme
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posted July 25, 2004 03:12 PM
N/p juni Glad to help. And now I'd like to introduce you to someone:  This is my little blob.
His name is...actually, he doesn't have a name yet...
Any suggestions? IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted July 25, 2004 03:17 PM
My other little blobs are 
(Though he may be too broody lookin') and 
(But he just may be too obnoxious). IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted July 25, 2004 03:19 PM
...he just looks like bouncing eyes... 
And he's green, so I think I'll save him for Jason. IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted July 25, 2004 03:20 PM
(I apologize for being a total goof on your thread, Juni.)IP: Logged |
trillian
Knowflake Posts: 4050
From: The Boundless
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted July 25, 2004 03:48 PM
Very cool Juni!I miss FishKitten. Proxie...cool links. Cool blobs. No ideas on names yet. IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted July 25, 2004 06:23 PM
How about Blobby and Blobbette for the first two The MI link was cool. I was intrigued by the warm sea covering us and being so close to the equater. Maybe I should have been a little geekier in H.S. & I would have known that. 
Now off to the others as that one didn`t have any reference to chain coral. juniperb ------------------
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juniperb
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From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted July 25, 2004 07:32 PM
While my curiosity isn`t satisfied yet, I found a pic of a similar one. Mine is more sharply defined . 
Phylum Cnidaria
Order Tabulata
Genus Favosites (Honeycomb coral)
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Gia
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Registered: May 2004
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posted July 27, 2004 01:53 PM
It's so beautiful. Please keep us all informed on anything else that crops up.  Gia IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted July 27, 2004 03:45 PM
Yeah, juni - any new news? IP: Logged |
Philbird
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From: Here, there and everywhere.
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted July 27, 2004 09:04 PM
I looked at that website and found a similar looking fossil from AZ.
Period: Ordovician
Name: Foerstiphyllum Vacua IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted July 28, 2004 02:32 PM
not yet  . I`ve had limited computer time and haven`t been able to get anywhere. If I had one of then newfangled thingy cameras like Prox, I`d take a pic.  ------------------
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