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It may not be! More wood perhaps? I just hate backyard mysteries. Sometimes when you get an image in your head it’s hard to shake it and see something else!
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Here is the other shrimp-like fossil I found open in Pit 11. Again it's very small and I found it already opened. It's sort of red-colored. I would guess another Acanthotelson.
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Thanks again . Do you know if the ARO 8315 would be similar to the cp9160?
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Any freshwater in the creeks, or just salt? I don't get much exposure to salt in the Chicago area, but I've done salt twice from shore. Once in Long Beach, CA and once in Nassau, Bahamas -- both times from shore. Corbina in CA and barracuda in the Bahamas, nothing over 3 pounds.
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Sorry but I don’t think this is a fish head. Some other members will be able to give you an accurate ID on what it is.
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@will stevenson What sort of stuff are you looking to prep?
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@Carl @erose Thanks for the ideas. What era are those species from? Generally, in NJ the streams are cretaceous, but from what I gather the area I was in might have been of older origin. The Pycnodonte does resemble the spiral of the shell somewhat, and the Gryphaeostrea vomer certainly has a similar appearance.
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The thought crossed my mind when I first saw it. It does and it doesn't look like one. I'm looking for some defining feature and don't see any, but that only means I don't see them, not that they aren't there. Someone more experienced with MC insects may see something I don't.
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Hello all! This is my first post in the forum besides the introduction. I’m open to any and all interpretations on this piece. Did I just find a fish head in my backyard? There are tons of fossils (marine and palm) pouring out of the hills on my property. I’m so close to Chattanooga (10 minutes away), I imagine we would share similar geology but I’m unsure and try not to make assumptions. Yay for the scientific method! Found on the surface at the base of a shallow ravine among lots of fossil palm wood, shale outcroppings, and some volcanic(?) glass. Northern Walker co, Georgia, USA. Pictures are as follows... 1) “Right” side 2) “Left” side 3) “Top” 4) “Bottom” with “mouth” facing left 5) “Back” side with “top” at the top of photo 6) “Underside” with “mouth” at bottom left of photo 7) The location behind my driveway that keeps vomiting out fishy bits and petrified wood!
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haha @Mark Kmiecik go to www.saltwaterunderground.com and find your way to my FB/IG page.....been doing daily fishing updates here in NJ since the lockdown....
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Sara: The World Traveling Ceratopsian
will stevenson replied to caldigger's topic in Member Fossil Trades Bulletin Board
Don’t worry, keep it on hold for a while, I’d rather you didn’t visit the post office and risk getting covid 19 than me recieve it a month sooner -
Pretty much, Haha.
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+1 for archaeolamna
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Kermits are so cute.
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Yep, @Tidgy's Dad is correct (as usual). Coprolite will generally have a very smooth texture. Interesting piece!
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Sara: The World Traveling Ceratopsian
connorp replied to caldigger's topic in Member Fossil Trades Bulletin Board
@will stevenson you are up next. That said, I didn't know if we wanted to put this on hold (like the rolling auction) for the time being? -
Very beautiful! At least we can see here some fossil hunting since in my country it is very risky.
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Thanks, yes very interesting!
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Eroded sandstone, by the look of it. Interesting what nature can do.
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I was wondering if this could possibly be a coprolite? Or just a rock that has formed this way over time. Found in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. Thanks for your input!
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I think @digit has nailed it. Bravo.
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Some more! Some older ones that I forgot to post! A new one!
