PotstateGuy22 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I found these fossil today March 12 in a Shale Deposit of the Devonian period. The fossil are about one inch long. I think they are either a type of flat worm or a tunnel. Any help would be nice. Unfortunately they are hard to take a picture of in the lighting I have. Link to post Share on other sites
fossilcrazy Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hi PotstateGuy22, Your photos have a bit of glare happening. From what I see, do your shale samples look anything like my photo of Planolites worm traces in shale? Link to post Share on other sites
Auspex Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 These parallel striations look like vegetation; are there coal mines nearby? Link to post Share on other sites
FossilDAWG Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 One way to reduce the glare is to use a diffuser, any translucent material placed between the light source and the object you are photographing. A piece of white plexiglass is great, but even a sheet of paper may work. The idea is to spread the light out so you don't have a single bright source shining on your subject. Also, it helps to have the light source at an angle to the subject, to use light/shadow to bring out surface detail, instead of shining the light straight onto the subject. Don Link to post Share on other sites
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