Paolo997 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Hi forum, sorry it's me again I was in omhden (DE) about 4 months ago and among the already digged and cracked stones i've found this strange speciment. It's a complete flat surface, very regular with a strange spoon-shaped prominence in the middle. It looks also like it has a scale-shape lucid black piece next to him. I thought this was enough to take it, also considering that i'm not an expert and i know i can ignore a ton of unprepped super pieces also if i grab them by my hands. I don't have any idea if this is just a blank rock or it can hide something good. I need your help to identify it In my unexperienced mind it could be some sort of unprepped .... something? photos are taken in artificial light, i can give you some sunlight photos if you nedd but there is not a lot to see except the shape, i think... there are some ammonite and other small life impressions on the surface, so the layer should have been the correct one to contain fossils Thanks a lot Paolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 there arealot of things it could be or not. what was the age of the fossil lormation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 The shiny black item could be a scale or a shell. I think the bulge in the item is just the way the rock fractured, leaving that bulge. I'm guessing the area is probably Jurassic in age? 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...
Paolo997 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Hi, thanks for replies. The quarry is 180 million years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I'm familiar with that quarry and am tending to agree with what Tim has written. One way to find out for sure if there's anything worthwhile in there would be to apply an air abrader to it. 1 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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