Bonehunter Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Again cleaning conodonts in Stark shale member and came upon this- it is elevated about 1-2mm and has what appears to be long "tendrils" or flagella like projections. I hesitate to try to clean this- it looks like a "carbonized" film over what ever it is and I will destroy it if I try....... any thoughts welcomed!!! One of the more unusual fossils, and the only one I've found. Untouched- the lines are not cleaning scratches-exactly how it appeared upon splitting the shale. I don't believe they are fissures/cracking-all of those are straight or parallel that I have seen....interesting eh? Thanks! Bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I wonder if the tendrils could actually be cross sections of a material which delaminated from the core object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehunter Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: I wonder if the tendrils could actually be cross sections of a material which delaminated from the core object. Ahhh!- good observation!!!. Thanks! I think I will radiograph it to see if there is any "structure" to it......... Bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Interesting. I don't know what it is but see faint laminations parallel to the centre line, and maybe running off towards the right. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehunter Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, TqB said: Interesting. I don't know what it is but see faint laminations parallel to the centre line, and maybe running off towards the right. Agreed!- there's also seems to be some symmetry at "11:00"-two angled structures pointing towards midline of the object-I will annotate tonight. Thanks!!!! Bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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