ttrose94 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) My sister found this and it is shape of snake, but the dots?? Just not sure what it actually might be. It was found in Poplar Bluff Mo. They were digging in the back yard. Edited March 16, 2021 by ttrose94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Not a snake head, but most likely oolitic limestone. Completely geological. Cool looking though. I would have picked it up & kept it. 2 1 4 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 It is the shape of a snake head but unfortunately that is not what it is. First of all snake heads, would not fossilize looking like a snake head, chances are a snake fossil would have many little bones and be flatter on a piece of rock (matrix) like the image below, There are probably many triangle shaped rocks but shape is not all you need for something to be a fossil, there is no bone texture either. Good luck you will find a fossil if you keep looking 1 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 beautiful oolites. I agree, not a snake head, even though it does have the right shape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Hi! It's just a rock, as the others have said. The dots can be attributed to geologic reasons, and are called oolites, the stone being called 'oolitic stone'. Note: this can be exceptionally seen in the Cotswolds - which I am very privileged to reside in! (sorry, just had to boast a bit! ) 1 ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Great find! I love oolithic rocks, and this one is a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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