Strange rocks/fossils. What are these?

[Herzog]

Found these in a bag in the corner of my shed as I was cleaning it out over the weekend. Washed them off. They are definitely fossils of some sort, but I have no idea what.

 

[bryson]

Fossilized burnt ends?

Maybe coral or even petrified wood?

 

[Herzog]

Fossilized burnt ends?

Maybe coral or even petrified wood?

They are weird, I'll get better photos but the outside looks like bone, the inside red is what's throwing me off. But I'm no geologist or whatever ha

 

[Herzog]

Oh wow... I just found it via image search. Horned Coral. Even the one in this link is from Kamas:

300 Million Year Old Polished Red Horn Coral - Utah

300 Million Year Old Polished Red Horn Coral - Utah (Item #14857), Horn Coral Fossils for sale. FossilEra your source to quality fossil specimens.

www.fossilera.com

 

[Cody]

That's pretty rad!

Isn't there a good place around delta to go search for fossils? My 4 year old is obsessed with dinos and fossils and was absolutely crestfallen to find out that I, in fact, do not dig up faith-questioning prehistoric fossils every day when I leave for work. He would love to go dig some stuff up.

Is that U-dig place the only/best place to go?

 

[Tonkaman]

That's pretty rad!

Isn't there a good place around delta to go search for fossils? My 4 year old is obsessed with dinos and fossils and was absolutely crestfallen to find out that I, in fact, do not dig up faith-questioning prehistoric fossils every day when I leave for work. He would love to go dig some stuff up.

Is that U-dig place the only/best place to go?

U-dig is pretty dang impressive

 

[cruiseroutfit]

That's pretty rad!

Isn't there a good place around delta to go search for fossils? My 4 year old is obsessed with dinos and fossils and was absolutely crestfallen to find out that I, in fact, do not dig up faith-questioning prehistoric fossils every day when I leave for work. He would love to go dig some stuff up.

Is that U-dig place the only/best place to go?

Have you taken him to the Clevland Lloyd Dino Quarry at the north end of the Swell? You should plan a trip next week.

 

[85CUCVKRAWLER]

That's pretty rad!

Isn't there a good place around delta to go search for fossils? My 4 year old is obsessed with dinos and fossils and was absolutely crestfallen to find out that I, in fact, do not dig up faith-questioning prehistoric fossils every day when I leave for work. He would love to go dig some stuff up.

Is that U-dig place the only/best place to go?

There is a trolodite dig area near delta. There is also Dugway for Geodes and topaz mtn for topaz.

 

[DaveB]

The red coral you have looks to be Riley Canyon coral. Here is a photo of a mix of horn coral from different places in Utah. I have a lot of the grey horn coral if anyone's kids would like a piece. The Riley coral in this picture is middle right.

 

[DaveB]

Here are some other coral pictures.