fossilized6s Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I found this on a beach on Lake Michigan when i was a child. It's mostly Silurian there, but honestly coming from a giant lake that glaciers once inhabited you never know. It's a very strange piece. It has what looks to be "eyes", but i know they aren't. It also has a piece that looks to be broken off and then tiny crystals formed inside. Also some of it has a strange circular texture on it, almost like agate eyes everywhere. So im thinking this was definitely heated up. The bottom mostly consists of that said texture with symmetrical lines encompassing it then swirling inward. It reminds me of a cast of something, but the "eyes" don't make sense. Please help my confusion. It's been a long ID coming. "Eyes" Crystal "mouth" "Bottom" Thanks guys! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 That 'pigskin' texture is interesting. I was going to guess a well worn brachiopod with some internal structure exposed. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 That 'pigskin' texture is interesting. I was going to guess a well worn brachiopod with some internal structure exposed. I was thinking it was the internals of something too, but the strange symmetry of the fossilized structures suggest otherwise. But honestly, i haven't a clue on this piece..... ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Must be a cross section of something, but its very cornfusing to me... Cole~ Knowledge has three degrees-opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third, intuition. Plotinus 204 or 205 C.E., Egyptian Philosopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Wow, could be mineralised and completely lost it's shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Fascinating pebble, I'm also going with brachiopod with preserved brachidium, well silicified. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'd say brachiopod, too. Two valves, separated just a bit, opened up to create the quasi-bilateral symmetry. The erosion is exposing a bit of the apex of each valve, creating the "eyes". That one could be submitted to the "Pseudo Fossil" thread, with the label "Googly Eyed Trilobite Cephalon". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Thanks guys for your help. It's much appreciated! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I rather like the idea of it being a water-worn brachiopod steinkern. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 That one could be submitted to the "Pseudo Fossil" thread, with the label "Googly Eyed Trilobite Cephalon". Now I wonder if one fossil mimicking another could be considered a pseudofossil? Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Now I wonder if one fossil mimicking another could be considered a pseudofossil? Well, it would still be a fossil, but maybe "pseudo trilobite" would be accurate? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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