Just Bob Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I find myself one more time in need of my fellow collectors help. A bit of cabin fever has me going through some of my old finds and I came across this. I have a guess as to what it is but I would like to hear what others think. It is upper cretaceous in age. "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 No clue, but could it be vivianite nodules in coral? It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 looks coralish to me too, where from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Looks like stream tumbled Lithostrotionella to me Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguy784 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Sure does have that glauconite/vivianite look to it. Found in a Marl deposit I'd guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I agree that's it's most likely invertebrate, but I've seen a lot of chondricthyan cartilage that weathers much like this. Just offering another avenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Thats exactly what I thought Carl, that it might be some kind of cartilage. But after reading some of the post here I have emailed a local invertebrate expert and his opinion from the pictures I sent was the same as everybody else, that it was coral or perhaps even bryozoan. Before he commits he wants to see it in hand. It was found in one of the brooks in Monmouth Co. Not really known for their corals. Edited February 24, 2011 by Just Bob "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have found devonian corals in those creeks too, Sort of fossils of fossils: http://www.njfossils.net/invertebrate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 It doesn't really look devonian to me, although I must admit I am far from a devonian expert. "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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