Jennymack Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) Hi. I have no idea about fossils… My family and I vacationed in jasper Arkansas on the buffalo river last summer. We were deep in the mountains and my daughter picked up this rock and dropped it. To our surprise it was full of fossils. She took it to school today to show her class since they’re learning about fossils. Her teacher told her it was only a few hundred years old, not a real fossil. So now I need confirmation that we found something good. Help me out! Edited November 18, 2021 by Jennymack Misspelling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Can't help with the identification of the molluscs specifically, but that's most certainly fossilized, nice find! I'm sure someone will chime in with the species name who is better informed on the area than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I also can't help with identification, but I found this link that gives some info on the history of the area. https://www.nps.gov/articles/park-paleo-fall-2018-fossil-record.htm @Tidgy's Dad may be able to help narrow down what you've found. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Welcome to the Forum! These are indeed real fossils. And much older than a few hundred years. They are likely from the Devonian period, and over 350 million years of age. I see 3 types of Brachiopods, and 2 types of Bryozoans in this stone. (blue words are clickable links. ) 5 3 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...
Jennymack Posted November 18, 2021 Author Share Posted November 18, 2021 Thank you! I kind of figured out the brachiopod part but was pretty lost from there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennymack Posted November 18, 2021 Author Share Posted November 18, 2021 My husband wants to know does it hold any value. We don’t ever want to get rid of it because it’s such a cool family find but is ot something to hold on tight to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) I think these are Mississippian brachiopods, a spiriferid and two productids. They are brachiopods in the rock so of considerable value to a brachiopod lover like me. If you mean money then I have no idea and we're not allowed to give that sort of valuation on the forum anyway. Hold on vey tightly, they're rather nice. Edited November 18, 2021 by Tidgy's Dad 1 1 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBlooded Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I thought Devonian too, almost certainly not worth much if any money but so much cooler than that. Beautiful find that is far older than any dinosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 You can tell the teacher it's a few hundred MILLION years old -- dinosaurs didn't happen for another 250 million years or so. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Jennymack said: but is ot something to hold on tight to? It might have common fossils on it, but it is a group of fossils together, so it’s less common. I’d keep it because it looks cool. Value is subjective, and I think not something we can quote on here on the forum. For sure, there is no specific number that is assignable. Your family got to be the first ever set of eyes on it. 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Nice piece! displays well 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 One very ignorant teacher. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) Nice finds! Edited November 18, 2021 by minnbuckeye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: The bedrock of Buffalo National River includes outcrops of nearly twenty different rock formations, all from the Paleozoic Era (541 to 252 million years ago) From Series: Park Paleontology News - Vol. 10, No. 2, Fall 2018 ARTICLE Uncovering the Fossil Record of Buffalo National River This was linked above by @thelivingdead531 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...
Jared C Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I'm a little horrified that a teacher, whose job is to actually inspire kids, would so confidently shoot a kid down like that 1 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Gives new meaning to the term, "lucky break". Who needs hammers, chisels, and experience, when one has such good fortune? Congrat's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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