EffTeeDub Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 My best friend found this outside her apartment in a planter bed. We live in the city of Whittier, in the county of Los Angeles, located in the state of California. She is dead set on it being a fossil... Myself, on the other hand, is a little skeptical. Hopefully the pictures I’ve included do some justice as to figuring all this out. Thank you so much for your time and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 12 minutes ago, EffTeeDub said: She is dead set on it being a fossil... We can run pholad borings up the pole and see if anyone salutes it as a trace fossil. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I personally think it’s just a rock but I don’t know much about the fossil history of the LA area apart from La Brea… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Looks like pholad clam borings in a rock. 2 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...
Rockwood Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 and, Salute ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Trace, yes, fossil depends on age, but its biology shaping geology, good enough for me. That does not mean I approve of opencast lignite mining by the way. Best Regards, J Edited January 15, 2023 by Mahnmut spelling, second thought 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalbug Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) Here is an example of Piddock Clams living in the Miocene Nye Mudstone from the Oregon Coast. As they filter feed the sharp ridges on the shell continue to enlarge their living space. Edited January 16, 2023 by opalbug 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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