SCrad Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hi, i was hoping someone could help me identify whether the following photos are a concretion or a fossil. The piece was found poking out of a lump of clay fallen from the cliff at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire, UK. It looks like one end is broken off and there is an outer layer which is a mid grey colour with brown patches and the inner is a much darker grey to almost black. The dimensions are around 9" by 4" by 3". Any help much appreciated, thanks Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 it looks like a concretion to me. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I just don't get a fossil buzz from it; concretion is probably right. Pretty good pseudo corn dog, though! "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...
njfossilhunter Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I just don't get a fossil buzz from it; concretion is probably right. Pretty good pseudo corn dog, though! Pseudo Corn Dog.....Now that is a good one....How come you never have a clever insite like this with my concreations I post....LOL TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 At any rate concretions, but there is a slim chance that there may be fossils inside them. The only way to find out, however, is to whack them open with a club hammer. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCrad Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Thanks for your input guys, that helps confirm what I thought. Well I'll go ahead find a hammer in the garage and see if there's anything inside - Corn Dog or otherwise, on the slim chance there's anything of interest inside I'll drop another photo online. Thanks again, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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