Shark Tooth Hunter Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Found these today on a mountain in Western MD that was full of these rocks. Only a few here and there had these imprints. If anyone knows what these could be it would be greatly apprciated. Thanks for any info, Shark tooth hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 1 and 4 look like calcite or gypsum crystals 2 is a very cool trace fossil 3 I can't tell "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...
caldigger Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Wow Herb, without reading your response, I was about to give the same answers verbatim. #3 needs a better picture. Is #2 transportable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Wow Herb, without reading your response, I was about to give the same answers verbatim. #3 needs a better picture. Is #2 transportable? great minds think alike "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...
Fossildude19 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 1 and 4 look like calcite or gypsum crystals 2 is a very cool trace fossil 3 I can't tell Wow Herb, without reading your response, I was about to give the same answers verbatim. #3 needs a better picture. Is #2 transportable? Is there any reason why we can rule out the ichnofossils Chondrites or Palaeophycus for #1 and #4 ? Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I think #4 especially shows enough curved shapes to indicate ichnoness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I would say all are ichnofossils. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Tooth Hunter Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Thanks everyone for the responses. The rocks are very plentiful around here. You can find that ichno fossil pattern on some of the rocks used to build the house I'm in. The trace fossil/ichno fossil I have never seen before. It's too bad that most of the rocks with these patterns are way too big to take home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Is there any reason why we can rule out the ichnofossils Chondrites or Palaeophycus for #1 and #4 ? Regards, no, can't rule anything out. Could be. "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...
Plax Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Silurian Tuscarora Sandstone? Arthrophycus/Paleophycus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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