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I found more of this rock, found at Anyer beach, Indonesia

Thanks in advance!

Here is a great video from a geologist that explains how purported giant tree fossils form. Reminds me of what we try to do on the Forum: using geological principles and logic to determine if a rock is a fossil. Debunking purported fossils seem to be a Sisyphean task around here.

I've now had it looked at by a geologist and the park paleontologist at "The Falls of the Ohio". The paleontologist was intrigued yet baffled by it. As far as the record books are concerned there were not supposed to be dinosaurs in Indiana. But I know for a fact that Tell City man in southwest Indiana found one in a creek. He had it authenticated. Maybe there never were dinosaurs in this area? But I can tell you who was. Mound builders. A friend of mine had a theory as to how the came to be here. That sometime, somewhere, native peoples found them and carried them in their travels. At some point they cashed them just as they did with points, effigies, Ect. There was a huge Native American presence in the same area where I found mine. The geologist told me that it was similar to rocks found in the oceans. But that made no sense to him considering just how land locked we are. He also remarked about it's density. It's very heavy. His recommendation was that I continue my search someplace where I can have it x-rayed or have a scan performed on it. Can anyone tell me where I could have this done where I won't have to mail it. A place close enough that I could possibly drive there. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

My birthday was on 31 May so I did what any other person would do on their birthday, I took a cruise on Loch Ness with a visit to Urquhart Castle and then drove to Cromarty to visit the Hugh Miller house and cottage. I got quite a bit of photos for you all to enjoy, including some specimens that Hugh collected himself. For those that don’t know who he is, you can check out these sites for more detailed information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Miller http://www.thefriendsofhughmiller.org.uk/hugh-miller-a-brief-history.asp

‘Rock Person’: Vermonter Talks About How She Became a Geologist By Kitson Jazynka, The Washington Post, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/smithsonian-geologist-digs-up-clues-to-earths-beginnings/2017/03/13/dc2dccb4-0419-11e7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf_story.html http://www.vnews.com/Smithsonian-geologist-digs-up-clues-to-Earth-s-beginnings-8794592 Elizabeth Cottrell Mineral Sciences - Staff Smithsonian Institution http://mineralsciences.si.edu/staff/pages/cottrell.htm Elizabeth Cottrell's Publications http://mineralsciences.si.edu/staff/pages/cottrell/publications.htm Yours, Paul H.

Hello yall. Recently moved from Germany to Texas and am fascinated by the local fossil load while walking my dog. Embarrassingly enough, I have a BS in geology and could not even remember common names of what I was seeing. In my defense, that was 30 years ago and most of my paleontology experience was staring down a microscope counting foraminiferia. So I joined the community here in hopes to ID some. I've kept only one textbook from my geology days, "Invertebrate Fossils" by Raymond Moore (copy write 1952). We called it the "treatise" back then, but I don't even know if the taxonomy is correct anymore? Can anyone recommend a more up to date book or is on-line a better resource? Thanks