Chicory56 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 I found these two in the creek in my backyard in central western New Jersey. They appear to have symmetry and share common features. Does anyone know what I might be looking at? I’ve also found what appear to be osteoderms in great abundance in the same area. Any help or guidance in the right direction would be appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Do you have pictures of the osteoderms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Wait for responses from other members, but I only see two rocks. Welcome to the forum. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Chicory56 said: They appear to have symmetry and share common features. Sorry. This degree of similarity is well within the statistical probability of a random event given the sheer number of rocks to be found. I agree that these look like common rocks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicory56 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Thank you everyone, for the quick responses and warm welcome! Here are some photos of what I thought to be osteoderms. They stick to my hands when my palms are sweaty. I kept noticing that the pointy looking ones all have this tip, where the surface texture seems to be different from the rest of the rock. The last one doesn’t seem to be an osteoderm but it looks rather interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Since you're in the Triassic / Jurassic outcrop belt you also have the chance for igneous rocks. These do look sedimentary though and some of the shapes are probably trace fossils. Red beds in the area may have footprints and the very dark beds may have fish and other remains. This rock is very difficult to prospect with out a good guide. The professional literature is probably the only source for information. Here's one I googled up that may be of help. Olsen is a prolific author on the subject. https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~polsen/nbcp/olsen_formations_80_sm.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Not seeing any osteoderms here, unfortunately. 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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