I_yam_a_fossil Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hello, on a recent vacation to Las Vegas we had the opportunity to hike Frenchman Mountain, a popular trilobite quarry just east of LV. While there, I happened upon a couple interesting pieces. On the left is a possible imprint(?) And the piece on the right feels like a piece of coral, though I have a hard time believing the calcium carbonate structure would not have completely eroded away. Do I have anything here? Thanks for your time. A little more information, the paw prints are each 1.3 cm deep and the elongated fragment is also 1.3 cm deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. Your item on the left does not look like paw-prints. I think the area is Cambrian, so nothing with paws to make prints. I'm not seeing anything fossil-ish about the item on the right, unfortunately. Both are likely to be erosion features, cause by mother nature. 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...
Creek - Don Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Agreed. Looks like quartzite sandstone that has been eroded by water and wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_yam_a_fossil Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Ohhh drat. Thanks for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 31 minutes ago, I_yam_a_fossil said: Ohhh drat. Thanks for the information! I would put the one on the right in my collection of geological oddities. It's definitely interesting. 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...
Norki Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 A big part of this game is persistence though. I'm sure that if you end up going back there and spent some more time looking around that you'd end up finding some fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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