Lducharme842 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Found in southern wisconsin about a mile away from the Mississippi River. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Part of an orthoconic nautiloid, I think. 8 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Yup. A very nice find of a very ancient fossil. Welcome to the forum! Lots of good information (and members) here (as you can see). Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lducharme842 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Thank you very much for the welcome and the information. It is pretty cool, cool enough my dad said since it was found on his property he would hold on to it..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 The right side in the picture may be the siphuncle. Can you show a picture on end? Mike 5 hours ago, Lducharme842 said: my dad said since it was found on his property he would hold on to it..lol Tell him it is just a rock!! That wouldn"t be a lie. LOL Rock (geology) - Wikipedia A rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lducharme842 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 I dont have an end shot but im 93% u are right bc the shaft in the center is round and goes to both ends. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lducharme842 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Maybe this one will help too:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Yup. That's a sip of huncle alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 13 hours ago, Rockwood said: Yup. That's a sip of huncle alright. Or a hunc of siple -- a nice big hunc. 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...
Lducharme842 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Ya were on a mission to find the rest of it now. Wish us luck its only a 10 mile long valley with like 10 ravines that feed into it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, Lducharme842 said: Ya were on a mission to find the rest of it now. Wish us luck its only a 10 mile long valley with like 10 ravines that feed into it lol It wouldn't hurt to just keep an eye out for other things along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lducharme842 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 When we found this it was whole about the size of a softball. We got to crack it open. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Wow! Very cool stone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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