Weird finds in Big Brook

[itsronni]

Hey guys, it’s me... again lol. Have three finds from good ole Big Brook that I could use some help with IDing. The first one I’ll choose is just a small bone. ~1.5 inches long. Not sure of the age, did do a burn test and didn’t smell any burning hair, so possibly a fossil? Might be too small to ID but I think I’m getting better at finding bones over concretions so I’ll show it off anyways, lol.

Second one is a “swirly” formation I keep running into. This one is the biggest I’ve found, ~1.5 inches long, although I’ve noticed them popping up in my sifter more and more. I originally thought something man made or a concretion. My stepdad really wants a good ID on it though and asked me to post it, I figured why not? IF it is some sort of fossil, I’d guess some kind of coprolite mayhaps? Sort of reminds me of fish poo lol.

Now the last one has me stumped. I thought it was a tooth because of the signature “enamel sheen” it has, but on further inspection instead of the striations going up/down, they swirl instead. Like a fingerprint. Not sure if it might be a fossil still. It is tooth shaped, the pattern is what throws me off. There’s also a hole on the top of it. It’s small, maybe half an inch. Worth a shot putting it up here though.

As always, thank you for the time and experience! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hokietech96]

this is what I think but see if other agree. 
 

1. Looks like ghost shrimp

2.  Piece of bone. To what I do not know. 

3. Gastropod 

[itsronni]

Oh very cool, thank you! And I do apologize but my iPhone messed up the order of the pics. #s 1,2,3 and 4 should be at the bottom. 

[Trevor]

9 minutes ago, hokietech96 said:

this is what I think but see if other agree. 
 

1. Looks like ghost shrimp

2.  Piece of bone. To what I do not know. 

3. Gastropod 

 

#1 is some type of mollusk but I am not sure

#2 bone, probably modern

#3 piece of a Turritella sp. gastropod

#4 look like #1

[itsronni]

Thanks Trevor! And yeah, those top pics should be at the bottom. I tried to keep them in order but my phone had other plans 

[Fossildude19]

20 minutes ago, itsronni said:

Oh very cool, thank you! And I do apologize but my iPhone messed up the order of the pics. #s 1,2,3 and 4 should be at the bottom. 

I fixed it for you.  

[itsronni]

Awesome, thanks Fossildude! 

[The Jersey Devil]

The first is modern bone, next is a partial Turritella, and the last is a brachiopod, Lingula subspatulata (these aren't very common).

[hokietech96]

I should have zoomed in on the mollusk. Haha

[itsronni]

Wow, awesome thank you all for your inputs!