Stem shaped object

[Alexthefossilfinder]

Found this object on a piece of shale. I suspect it might be a crinoid stem but it's really hard to see very much detail as it's so small. There is a trilobite when I split the piece in half in case that helps, though I'm looking for some more experienced eyes to help me out with id, thanks!

[Mark Kmiecik]

Hard to tell from the photo, but it resembles the general shape of a graptotlite. Wait for some others to chime in though, because I'm no expert.

[JBkansas]

Could it be a small archimedes bryozoan?

[Fossildude19]

2 minutes ago, JBkansas said:

Could it be a small archimedes bryozoan?

 

Not found in the area.

[Fossildude19]

We need more in focus pictures of the item. Your fingers are in good focus, but the Fossil is not. 

Put it on a flat surface, and take a picture of the item directly looking down on it.  Take from a couple of distances away, and post the best one.

This has a 3 dimensional look to it, which would indicate crinoid stem to me, but does look a bit like a graptolite.

Again, better pictures will help decide.

 

 

 

 

 

[FranzBernhard]

Any chance for being it some sort of Tentaculites?

Is it tapering / conic or straight / cylindric?
Franz Bernhard

 

[Alexthefossilfinder]

22 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

We need more in focus pictures of the item. Your fingers are in good focus, but the Fossil is not. 

Put it on a flat surface, and take a picture of the item directly looking down on it.  Take from a couple of distances away, and post the best one.

This has a 3 dimensional look to it, which would indicate crinoid stem to me, but does look a bit like a graptolite.

Again, better pictures will help decide.

 

 

How're these?

 

 

 

[Fossildude19]

Still a bit on the blurry side, but I think graptolite is a good fit.

 

[FranzBernhard]

I am having a hard time deciding if its 2D or 3D.

Anyway, Tentaculites option is gone !

Franz Bernhard

[Kane]

It is a graptolite.

 

From 

Hessin, W. (2009) South Central Ontario Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Marine Life of the Region. Cobourg. 

 

"Climacograptus is the most common of the straight graptolites in the Verulam, Cobourg and Whitby formations. It is readily distinguished from the other straight graptolites by square-shaped thecae. All specimens appear to be long to the species Climacograptus typicalis Hall. Some three-dimensional individuals have been recovered from limestones of the Cobourg Formation but the majority are found in shales of the previously mentioned formations." (263)

 

[Denis Arcand]

Nice find, I'm still looking for my first graptolite.