Ruger9a Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Here is the second item of Tucson show that is unidentified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Size? No locality info, huh? Anything else on the plate? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 It is a blob on a pale rock that has mineral staining that makes it look like a smiley pumpkin. See it? For a more professional opinion, give us more info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Sorry, no. I assume that's the reason I got the batch for a reasonable price. If I remember correctly, I was told the original owner's wife said they were labeled at one time but they fell off. I don't mean to make it difficult, I just don't have anything other than the 2008 Tucson show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, Scylla said: It is a blob on a pale rock that has mineral staining that makes it look like a smiley pumpkin. See it? For a more professional opinion, give us more info LOL, I was thinking it looked like Richard Nixon.... Here are some photos of the whole plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rockwood Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I'm thinking this might be a seed from Florissant. With accompanying stick above it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Maybe a coprolite? Seed from Florissant is a good suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I'm thinking this might be a seed from Florissant. With accompanying stick above it. Thank you Rockwood. I really appreciate you taking the time to resolve this mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Ruger9a said: resolve Careful ! Resolve might be a tad final. It looks to me as if a substantial portion of the body is missing. Context and general shape suggest seed or nut, but I'm not really qualified to call it an ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Here is an example from my collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 I understand. Seed pod & branch is a major step in the right direction. I will note that is possibly from the Florissant fossil beds of Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Matrix and general preservation appears to be a good match for Florissant. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Thanks Mark. General consensus is it's from Florissant - great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 If it's from Florissant, I'm going to suggest that the blob is a nugget of ash or pumice. Since the Florissant deposit was formed by volcanic action it is not uncommon to find these blobs in the shale. Most times it is concentrated as a layer though. The color and texture is similar to those layers and I don't see any structures which suggest an organic origin. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Thanks Dave. Originally it did look more similar to Rockwood's sample but many movements over the years (before I started using Zip Lock bags) seems to have knocked some of the outer layer of the fossil off. Every time I saw a fossil on the web that looked similar, out it came for comparison. I gave up on being able to identify it a few years ago and was a little careless with the handling, do to my frustration I guess. You can still see a very small piece of the outer seed pod(?) shell in the upper right hand of the photo. No sure it this info matters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I thought I saw a small remnant of something more. It complicates the issue that poorly preserved plant material is mixed in with the volcanic blobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Could be bioturbation of some critter eating and pooping Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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