jnicholes Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Hi everyone, I decided to visit a spot where I found several wood fossils in Travertine. The spot is in the canyon near Twin Falls, Idaho. While I was going through some rocks, I found a rock that had this sticking out of it. As I grabbed the rock, it accidentally broke off. When I looked at it, I could tell right away that it was definitely a fossil of some kind. On the top, it looks like it had a part where something grew out of it at one point. It’s completely hollow inside, except for something that I can’t get a picture of right now. It also has a part on the side where it looks like a root came out at one point. To me, it almost looks like a carrot root. I actually found a similar living plant near that fossil. I am posting a picture of that as well. Any idea what this is? Jared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Looks like an Ophimorpha, a lined burrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnicholes Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 That’s what I thought at first. However, I have to disagree. There is something cylindrical inside the hole. Kind of like a crinoid casting, but not exactly. I could be wrong, though. Like I said, it’s very difficult to get a picture of what’s inside the hole. I’m still working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 @Carl has had some experience with Ophimorpha. He may be able to help with the internal texture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnicholes Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 OK, it took some effort, but here’s a picture of the inside. There’s something small and donut shaped. Like I said, it almost looks like a crinoid stem to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 It looks like a piece of stalactite which would make sense if you are finding travertine in the area. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnicholes Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Al Dente said: It looks like a piece of stalactite which would make sense if you are finding travertine in the area. The only problem with that was that it was horizontally attached to the canyon when I found it. Not vertical. I really don’t know what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 9 hours ago, jnicholes said: The only problem with that was that it was horizontally attached to the canyon when I found it. Not vertical. It's possible that it could belong to relocated sediments. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, Rockwood said: @Carl has had some experience with Ophimorpha. He may be able to help with the internal texture. Not seeing Ophiomorpha here. I think that since this is travertine, this is more likely a plant stem mold where only the mineral coating is perserved. Edited February 7, 2023 by Carl 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnicholes Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Carl said: Not seeing Ophiomorpha here. I think that since this is travertine, this is more likely a plant stem mold where only the mineral coating is perserved. Thanks for getting back. I think you’re right. There are a lot of wood fossils, and Wood imprints in that area. Here’s another one I found the same day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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