Josh wood Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 we found these up and down the clear creek and looked them up on web and hoping someone will be able to verify that they are spikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 All I'm seeing are some interestingly shaped rocks. Please, as asked for id questions, give a precise location and the stratigraphy if possible. 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainefossils Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Welcome to the Forum, @Josh wood! I agree with @Ludwigia - these look like waterworn rocks. The reason you are seeing these rocks as "stegosaurus spikes" is because of pareidolia - the tendency of the brain to read significancy out of insignificant objects. Happy hunting! 2 The more I learn, the more I find that I know nothing. Regards, Asher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Hi welcome to the forum. Sorry like others have said these are geologic. Spikes and plates are fairly rare material to find and the plates are typically very fragile and thin. Typically found in a matrix that keeps them from breaking apart so any surface find around a stream would destroy them. Most plates have a texture that you can see blood vessels throughout the surface, so they are not smooth. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Youre not going to be finding fossils like that anywhere close to twin lakes. You're in a volcanic/metamorphic zone and better off looking for gold than fossils. 2 1 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh wood Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 What do you think about these two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 One looks like petrified wood maybe but otherwise rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 No bone texture. These are rocks, unfortunately. 1 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...
Troodon Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 More rocks. This is what Stego spikes look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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