Wisco_rockhounder89 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Found this fossil while digging a window well. It broke from my shovel and this was found inside! Still not able to identify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandaisaprinsiss Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 The left side ALMOST looks like an almond fossil, maybe some kind of nut? I’m just guessing here but looks most similar to one I’ve found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I don't think this is likely to be a nut fossil. It could be a fossil, but I'm not sure it's well preserved enough to be identified. Nut fossils have been recovered as far north as Vermont, but I think they are as lignite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 It isn't a cross section that I recognize. I'm not sure an ID can be made from just this photo. It could just be a calcite filled vug. 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...
minnbuckeye Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Rocks of Wisconsin are too old for nuts to be a possibility. Brachiopods and gastropods are common in your local rock and could dissolve away, leaving a void for crystalline material to replace. Edited January 15, 2023 by minnbuckeye 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisco_rockhounder89 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Thank you so much! I found it cool that I had both sides but definitely hard to identify. I really appreciate the input! I found another one yesterday and I'm curious, thinking it could be bone? It's full of fossils! Here is a picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Wisco_rockhounder89 said: thinking it could be bone? It's full of fossils! Here is a picture Definitely not bone. Could be something fossilish, though, but heavily recrystallized and "geodizised". Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now