Gold n' Silver
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It wasnt letting post this anywhere else, so I am sorry if this is not the right place. I am very young, and found this near my house. Is this a fossilized bee hive?
Hello!
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Plumbata
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Hello and welcome!
Back when I was 5 I found some fossils in Pennsylvania which I was convinced were fossilized butterflies, but in reality they were some dramatic but common bivalve brachiopods; part of the learning experience that is life! Despite appearing like a fossilized honeycomb what you have is an attractive example of a glacially-tumbled Favosites fossil coral specimen formed in a very ancient ocean or sea, commonly called a "Honeycomb Coral" for obvious reasons. They were plentiful 300+ million years ago and can be found all over the country, but attractive examples like yours are more difficult to find.
Congratulations on your Paleozoic discovery, and please feel free to share more of your finds!
Back when I was 5 I found some fossils in Pennsylvania which I was convinced were fossilized butterflies, but in reality they were some dramatic but common bivalve brachiopods; part of the learning experience that is life! Despite appearing like a fossilized honeycomb what you have is an attractive example of a glacially-tumbled Favosites fossil coral specimen formed in a very ancient ocean or sea, commonly called a "Honeycomb Coral" for obvious reasons. They were plentiful 300+ million years ago and can be found all over the country, but attractive examples like yours are more difficult to find.
Congratulations on your Paleozoic discovery, and please feel free to share more of your finds!
Ogre1190
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Welcome from North Central Illinois...and congrats on a very nice find. 🙋
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Welcome to tnet. From Niagara Falls. Interesting find. Congrats
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Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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I find a lot of them by Petoskey stones on Michigan shoreline, could give you a bucket of them of all different sizes. Having fun detecting is most important thing you can do. HAPPY HUNTING
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It kind of looks like a Paper Wasps nest
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Welcome to the forum and nice fossil. 
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Congrats, and Welcome to the forum! 
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