Is this a fossil??

[Gemma Baker]

Hi All,

 

I recently visited Walton on the Naze and found this...does it look like a fossil? I am not sure if it is anything but it looked interesting so thought I would take it home to have a proper look. 
 

hoping to go back and look for more items in the warmer weather.

 

thanks in advance,

Gemma

[fossilhunter21]

It looks like a fossil to me, I don't see how something could naturally form like that.

[Randyw]

So far I’m not seeing a fossil.....but could we see a picture of the other side to be sure?

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

This looks like something geologic to me: reminds me of beefy shale from places like Lyme Regis or Holzmaden (image from Kershaw and Guo [2016]).

 

[fossilhunter21]

Do you see these raised spots, to me they look like parts of bones

Edited April 6, 2021 by fossilhunter21
I realized i wrote the wrong thing

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

I don't know... I don't think I see it. I think this may be a case of pareidolia, a completely normal - if at times annoying - state of "recognizing" shapes and things that aren't actually there...

[fossilhunter21]

You are probably right, those kind of things can be very annoying.

[Gemma Baker]

On 4/5/2021 at 10:37 PM, Randyw said:

So far I’m not seeing a fossil.....but could we see a picture of the other side to be sure?

Sorry for the delay in responding. Do these help?  I’ve tried to take some from different angles..

[LabRatKing]

I see no fossils.

[fifbrindacier]

On 4/5/2021 at 11:37 PM, Randyw said:

So far I’m not seeing a fossil.....but could we see a picture of the other side to be sure?

 

On 4/6/2021 at 12:41 AM, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said:

This looks like something geologic to me: reminds me of beefy shale from places like Lyme Regis or Holzmaden (image from Kershaw and Guo [2016]).

 

 

On 4/8/2021 at 8:59 PM, LabRatKing said:

I see no fossils.

That's geologic for me too.

[LabRatKing]

Upon revisiting, I still see no fossils, however this area from the second photo has something interesting going on:

 

[fifbrindacier]

2 hours ago, LabRatKing said:

Upon revisiting, I still see no fossils, however this area from the second photo has something interesting going on:

 

Can you be more precise please ?

[LabRatKing]

26 minutes ago, fifbrindacier said:

Can you be more precise please ?

Dead center of photo. Slight indication of a grid along the flow lines. Likely weathers sectarian structures, but similar to a lateral section of some corals.

[Fossildude19]

Looks like carbonized plant material to me.   

[fifbrindacier]

7 hours ago, LabRatKing said:

Dead center of photo. Slight indication of a grid along the flow lines. Likely weathers sectarian structures, but similar to a lateral section of some corals.

Thank you.

[LabRatKing]

On 4/12/2021 at 4:43 PM, Fossildude19 said:

Looks like carbonized plant material to me.   

Could be.   should add *septarian.... dang autocorrect.