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Hi everyone! When I was a little kid I found this fossil while swimming in Lake Cumberland in Kentucky. I've always cherished it, but now I kinda what to know what the heck it is! I'm guessing some sorta nut or seed, but I'd like to get more specific answers. Any ideas??

Thanks!

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Good image! The specimen is very interesting...I don't know what it might be. Someone here more familiar with the geology of the area probably will, though, so I'll stay tuned :)

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Here's a compilation of the photos I took. Please note that the pastel blue and pink flecks are chalk or something. Like I said, I found it when I was just a little kid.

This is exciting!!

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I am wondering whether it might be a weathered carbonate concretion?

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Unfortunately i do see more of a concretion then seed. Seeds of this size would have more of a ribbed or walnut texture.

Try googling Trigonocarpus sp. and you can see what i am referring to. Also that is just one example and a general term used to describe multiple seeds from the Carboniferous period.

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Oh interesting! I'm bummed that it's not a nut or seed, but it's still a really neat thing to have. Thanks for the help, everyone!!

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I am far from expert, so don't just take my word for it.

What would really help is to figure out what formation it came from. Then we came get a time period to work with.

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~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

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"Well ain't that a peach..."

Some will get the C&C reference...most probably won't..lol

Paul

P.S. Very interesting specimen! Regardless of its origins, it's still pretty cool!!

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Pennsylvanian

There's a geological survey available. It's an interesting read. I tried to post a link, but it didn't work

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The rocks around Lake Cumberland are Mississippian and have very abundant geodes. These would be marine deposits and a nut would be very rare especially in the Mississippian. I am going with concretion also but it is a very interesting one.

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Mississippian, mainly Ft. Payne formation, so it would not be a nut, There are some very interesting geodes and concretions.

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