Steve Jr Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I'm new to fossils, and I can't find anything quite like this one. "The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live." -Joan Borysenko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiura Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 It's a burrow from an animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I agree with Ophiura. An "ichnofossil", or trace of an animal's activity. It could have been a burrow in the mud (now revealed by erosion of the rock), or a trackway on the mud, here revealed when the rock split along a bedding plane. I'm having to assume it's size as 3/8-3/4" wide...something in the pic for scale can be very helpful. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 It's a burrow from an animal. I've seen burrows, it's no burrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jr Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 I've seen burrows, it's no burrow. Any thoughts on you think it is? "The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live." -Joan Borysenko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I agree with Ophiura. An "ichnofossil", or trace of an animal's activity. It could have been a burrow in the mud (now revealed by erosion of the rock), or a trackway on the mud, here revealed when the rock split along a bedding plane. I'm having to assume it's size as 3/8-3/4" wide...something in the pic for scale can be very helpful. I have one just like it (well a little better defined.) It comes from a site with prodigious amounts of Pennsylvanian reptile/lizard tracks from Oklahoma. I'm looking for my photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Any thoughts on you think it is? I've always assumed some sort of worm trail, but I've never found anyone that could or would make an educated guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jr Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 I've always assumed some sort of worm trail, but I've never found anyone that could or would make an educated guess. Well I was thinking and looking, it may be a long shot but I thought it might be a Trilobite trail. But again I have no experience to any of this I'm new to all this. "The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live." -Joan Borysenko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Well I was thinking and looking, it may be a long shot but I thought it might be a Trilobite trail. But again I have no experience to any of this I'm new to all this. Trilobite trails are quite different, and no paleozoic dudes I ever showed it to mentioned trilobite. Tis a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Size reference? I've seen things like this labeled as crinoid stem impressions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jr Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Size reference? I've seen things like this labeled as crinoid stem impressions I didn't think about size reference but now I know, the "tube" is about 3/8" wide. I found a site that described this: Chevron-ridged or indented markings are usually trace fossils, also called ichnofossils. Trails of worms, snails, and other invertebrates can be preserved as fossils and leave many different kinds of shapes. Often the shape is the same color and texture as the surrounding rock. This does sound like my fossil. "The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live." -Joan Borysenko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I definitely agree that it is an invertebrate trace fossil of some kind. The curved "segment" walls are a common feature of animals moving through sediment and packing it in behind them as they go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 It looks like the impression from an archimedes screw to me. Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I'm new to fossils, and I can't find anything quite like this one. Found it! Like your specimen, I always found the curve in the trail to be so graceful. Found near Wagner, Oklahoma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) A general location as to where it was found would be helpful, geologically. If you found it in a certain county in Ohio, it could limit the possibilities for an ID. If you found it visiting elsewhere (say central Texas), then some would really get all googly-eyed. Edited November 23, 2009 by JohnJ The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Found it! Like your specimen, I always found the curve in the trail to be so graceful. Found near Wagner, Oklahoma Perfect match, and showing more detail. I like ichnos. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jr Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 A general location as to where it was found would be helpful, geologically. If you found it in a certain county in Ohio, it could limit the possibilities for an ID. If you found it visiting elsewhere (say central Texas), then some would really get all googly-eyed. Sorry in my trips post I told location I just overlooked it here by accident. It was out of a creek in Scioto County, OH. My other post shows another rock I found in the same creek with a very large number of impressions. "The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live." -Joan Borysenko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I agree with Carl. Definately a trace from an invert! Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acelicious Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) So this is probably the same then, yes? Found this in Peru, KS. There was ALOT more of it. This was all that was easy to get without just destroying how amazing it was. Edited May 21, 2019 by Acelicious Additional info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Yes, ... something like one of these: Possibly Beaconites. PS; Welcome to the Forum. It's a nice find. 5 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Nice find indeed! Hello and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 The OP and the recent post are: Scalarituba missouriensis Conkin, J.E., & Conkin, B.M. 1968 Scalarituba missouriensis and its stratigraphic distribution. The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, 31:1-7 PDF LINK 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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