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Help! So we found this in our backyard and we’re pretty sure it’s a fossil. Any help identifying what it could be ? Found in Middle Tennessee, Dekalb County Husband did the “lick test” he found online and it is sticky 🤣
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Need help to ID potential fossils found in The Little Harpeth River in Brentwood, TN
KWalla posted a topic in Fossil ID
I think these are fossils but need someone to verify and possibly identify. I found these in a creek bed along the Little Harpeth River in Brentwood, TN. They were all within a 30’ area in the creek bed. Some may not even be fossils but figured I’d post pictures just in case they were. I’ve taken close ups of the first row and if I need to take some of the other rows I can. “A” and “B” are the ones I’m most curious about because to me they look like actual fossils. ”C”-“E” feel like a shell of some sort, like a turtle. “G” & “H” are cylindrical looking and sound like porcelain when you tap them against something. “T” looks like a finger and has ripples in the sides and is fairly heavy. Not light like a regular fossil would be. “U” almost feels and sounds like porcelain and I found it in the same area as these others. The last one is what I think is a turtle shell that doesn’t look to be a fossil but I’ll leave that up to you all to decide. -
I found a strange little critter in a chunk of Tabulate coral from the Nashville area when I was cleaning it. Most fossils from the area are 438-458 million years old. Any idea what would inhabit tabulate coral? I also included some other areas of the 20 pound chunk of silicified Tabulate corals. They vary in direction and over lay each other in various directions. I added more addition pieces to show high silicification and types in the area. The little critter is about 5mm across the dome.
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I went fossil hunting for the first time and took my 5 year old. I was SO FUN! What made it better is that we actually found a few things! I think its horn coral, possibly orthoceras. I think i found a piece of a fish on a small rock, though it's hard to see. Possibly some worm fossils. Then I found a small crinoid piece. The one with horn coral is part of a huge matrix and I want to know if anyone else sees anything. The last several pictures are all different sides of the large one. Thanks everyone for looking!
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I found this in a creek in middle Tennessee. I’m wondering if it is just a rock or if it could be petrified wood? Thanks!
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Found this guy today. Anyone know what it is. Found 25 miles northeast of Nashville. In chert with corral horns and crinoids.
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I have lived on this property in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee for over 35 years. I have been noticing these fossils while working in a shade garden on the property. I believe they are some form of fossilized coral. I tried to find help in the Audubon Society Field Guide and by searching on line, but did not find anything that completely matched my samples. I have selected several pieces that I hope my help identify the fossils. The pieces I have found are usually 1-1 1/2" inches in diameter, and somewhat spherical. Many of the colonies are shaped like a 5 pointed star and appear in somewhat parallel rows. I have found only one example that has geodized. Please excuse my ignorance that prevents me from entering a more specific description. I hope the photographs will help.
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