Rubykicks Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I found this one in indiana. I've only recently cleaned it up and noticed it had a hole that went all the way through and after looking closer I believe it's a tiny skeleton, possibly a bar or mouse. I got a couple of pictures of what may be a brain stem or something, but I'm not sure. This is pretty tiny. The entire thing is about a quarter of an inch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Sorry. I see the resemblance, but I'm afraid those sutures don't quite cut it. I believe this is a clast or nodule. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubykicks Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 31 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Sorry. I see the resemblance, but I'm afraid those sutures don't quite cut it. I believe this is a clast or nodule. Ah ok. I wasn't sure if there are instances where it would look different. Any ideas about the little cord that comes from the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Rubykicks said: Ah ok. I wasn't sure if there are instances where it would look different. Any ideas about the little cord that comes from the inside? Possibly small geodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubykicks Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Possibly small geodes. A cord can be a geode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubykicks Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 I kicked the contrast up on a couple of the pictures and it appears to come from the inside of the rock. I have never seen that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rubykicks said: I have never seen that before. So that is the cord. Con you give us any clues as to what might be expected to be found where this was ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Plant rootlet. 3 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, JohnJ said: Plant rootlet. Modern or fossil ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 35 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Modern or fossil ? Very definitely, modern. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Then it should become obvious if you soak it in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I speculate with the idea of a serpulid tube worm. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubykicks Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: So that is the cord. Con you give us any clues as to what might be expected to be found where this was ? It was in a rock bed brought in from a rock quarry I think. So unfortunately, I don't know anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubykicks Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: Then it should become obvious if you soak it in water. Well, i soaked in soapy water over night and cleaned with a toothbrush and it was still there, but I don't know what kind of change would be evident of plant matter so I could be missing something perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubykicks Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, abyssunder said: I speculate with the idea of a serpulid tube worm. It does seem to look similar to E. At least at the core, but if it's definitely recent, I would have thought water and soap would have washed it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 25 minutes ago, Rubykicks said: It does seem to look similar to E. At least at the core, but if it's definitely recent, I would have thought water and soap would have washed it out. Rootlets can be quite stubborn. Take some tweezers and pull it out. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubykicks Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, JohnJ said: Rootlets can be quite stubborn. Take some tweezers and pull it out. Ok. I will do that and share a picture once I get it. As long as I don't lose it. It's so small. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 or poke it with a pin. If it is rock, it will resist. If it is plant, you will successfully poke it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 20 hours ago, Rubykicks said: It does seem to look similar to E. At least at the core, but if it's definitely recent, I would have thought water and soap would have washed it out. There will be another possibility in my thinking: maybe a Dentalium? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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