SteveG Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 i found this cool fossil while deer hunting... i stepped on it and it made a funny 'tint' sound. like tile on concrete and got my attention, if anyone know what it is, please help thanks its about 10 inches long and pieces together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planko Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Very cool. I have no idea but they will want to probably know the location of the find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Central New York. Norwich ny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Can we get a photo of the items together? 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...
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SteveG Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 And on the other side of the second pic there are more grooves like what’s in the middle, but less detailed. Most places have said it’s a rock in a rock, but I’m a little skeptical because of the curved grooves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 This actually looks like the outer rim of a concretion, to me. The shale/limestone that builds up around the concretion, to be precise. 1 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...
SteveG Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Thanks for your response. So far rock 4, everything else 0. Lol. Wishful thinking a bison horn, as it’s similar in shape and grooves, but Santa says it’s coal. Edited December 11, 2020 by SteveG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: This actually looks like the outer rim of a concretion, to me. The shale/limestone that builds up around the concretion, to be precise. Hey Tim, I see the concretionary shape but I was also wondering if there is any chance this pair is a split mold from a piece of fossil wood? I remember Gilboa to the east but aren't there a ton of Devonian forests in New York? I wonder if those folks would recognize the images? Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, Plantguy said: Hey Tim, I see the concretionary shape but I was also wondering if there is any chance this pair is a split mold from a piece of fossil wood? I remember Gilboa to the east but aren't there a ton of Devonian forests in New York? I wonder if those folks would recognize the images? Regards, Chris I don't think so, Chris. The Devonian plant material in central NY is very small and fragmentary, and usually carbonaceous film compression fossils, rather than casts of 3 dimensional wood. 1 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...
Plantguy Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: I don't think so, Chris. The Devonian plant material in central NY is very small and fragmentary, and usually carbonaceous film compression fossils, rather than casts of 3 dimensional wood. Ok, thanks Tim. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Great discussion gentlemen. If it helps this was found on one of the highest points in Chenango county. Once this Covid stuff slows down again I’m taking it to the Museum of Earth and Cayuga nature center in Ithaca ny for a hands on evaluation. She also thinks it’s what fossildude says. Sorry. I’m new at this sport. Lol. Tc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Hi Steve, as concretions sometimes form around fossils, it may be of interest to look at the ends of the horn-like shape, where a tip and base would have been in a horn. Is there anything visible but rock? Best Regards, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Hi J. I looked and it appears to be smooth rock. I took more pics of the end and top and will share them in a bit. Thanks. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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