Nighthawk0913 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I live just outside of Pittsburgh PA in Coraopolis and I found a strange fossil while digging the other day. I think it could be some kind of fossilized wood, but to me it looks like a large nut, like an almond almost. I'm not sure the age of it, but was wondering if anyone has seen anything similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I think it's a species of Triganocarpus, a seed from the Pennsylvanian coal measures. 3 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...
Ludwigia Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Triganocarpus was my feeling too. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The morphology of the striations might be a better match for: Holcospermum 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk0913 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 That picture looks just like it. Thank you everyone. My mom is the one that helped me find it and she's excited to know what it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 18 hours ago, piranha said: The morphology of the striations might be a better match for: Holcospermum Agreed. Triganocarpus is coarser. 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...
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