Wendell Ricketts Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hello fellow FF members. I'm wondering whether anyone might have an idea what, if anything, these strange little nodules are. The specimen is a small slab, roughly 9.5cm long along its longest edge. The nodules are 3-4 mm in diameter, very slightly conical rising from the base, and 2-4 mm in height. Under the microscope, there's not much to see: no pores or other structures on the surface. These come from the famous White Mound site in OK, so they're Devonian, Haragan Fm. Thanks for any help! _________________________________ Wendell Ricketts Fossil News: The Journal of Avocational Paleontology http://fossilnews.org https://twitter.com/Fossil_News The "InvertebrateMe" blog http://invertebrateme.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I wonder whether a micro thin section might tell something, either with the presence or absence of organized structure... Just on outward appearance, the first thing that comes to mind is a bed of fecal pellets. "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...
ynot Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Has the appearance of a clutch of fish eggs. But that is just a thought. Coprolite is also a good possibility. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 i think fecal pellets also "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...
GeschWhat Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I vote poo pellets as well! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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