Rspencer91 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Hello, I am 15 and I love fossils. I don't have many, but I'm grateful for what I have. I have found a few, they are relatively tough to find up here in Nova Scotia. I am writing today with a question. I recently found this on a local beach, and I believe it is a fossilized shell. Beside it is a regular shell from the same beach. The rule is in centimetres. I would appreciate anyone's opinion of whether it is a fossilized shell or not. I know it is beat up and worn, but it would still be cool to know if it is intact a fossilized shell. Thanks in advance, Ryan Spencer Sorry if the pictures aren't that good, I only have an IPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Welcome to the forum! You'll learn a lot, enjoy your time here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 You've a good eye for shape and form, but I think your find is a geologic mimic; a 'pseudofossil'. 1 "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...
belemniten Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) You've a good eye for shape and form, but I think your find is a geologic mimic; a 'pseudofossil'. Agree Welcome to TFF, I am also 15 Edited November 28, 2015 by belemniten 1 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Welcome to the forum. I wish I was 15...lol 1 ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Welcome to the forum, Ryan. Your first photo sure resembles a snail, but I agree that it probably isn't. I thought it might be a snail covered by an encrusting algae, but it looks to me like it's probably a piece of quartz and maybe other minerals too. I liked seeing the shell of the modern dog whelk (Nucella lapillus) with the bore hole made by another predatory snail, probably another dog whelk. I hope you'll stick around on the fossil forum. Mike 2 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Welcome to the Forum! Just a geological shape, but that's a really good start. In the modern one, I agree with Pagurus about the hole. Probably another gastropod (a class in the taxonomic system wich includes terrestrial land snails,for example) tried to eat it. Regards, Guguita 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Welcome young fellow. We are ok with young people here, after all this is a great pkace to learn. Now, about the avatar... Go Red Sox. : ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 YWelcome to TFF!!! It is a great place for fossil hunters Need to find a fossil club close -- connect with other hunters.How about the Nova Scocia Mineral and Gem Society in Halifax,, The greatest benefit of all is meeting people involved with the hobby and learning from them. Our membership possesses a wealth of knowledge about identifying rocks, minerals, and fossils; collecting locations throughout the province; and techniques for turning rough material into beautiful gemstones. Such knowledge is shared every month when members bring in specimens for identification and members make presentations on topics they're most interested in. The internet is a great place to start your search.--- Here is a likely spot -- from Wikipedia Joggins has been known for its fossils since the early 19th century. The fossils are found in the exposed Pennsylvanian coal seams in the cliffs that overlook the shore. The fossils consist mainly of ferns, prehistoric trees and early sea life. The daily high tide erodes the cliff, the stone fossils fall out of the coal and are left on the shore when the tide recedes. Fossils have also been found in the area deep shaft mines and in drilling core samples hundreds of feet down. Joggins is one of the easiest places in the world to find early Pennsylvanian coal fossils or maybe here... http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1141892-on-a-fossil-hunt-in-the-annapolis-valley The fossils in Nova Scotia, in my mind, are the best you can find anywhere,” Tibert said. “Nova Scotians need to be aware of the significance of the deposits. “There is so much to find and explore here. Mother Nature is taking this away with the rise of sea level. It’s time we had a facility to house this valuable material.” The Blue Beach Fossil Museum Society is working on that. There are plans for a larger museum here, and society members are currently seeking a patron to put the wheels in motion. Maybe the little trilobite fossils will push that plan along because they are globally important finds 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Lover Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Welcome to the Forum! I'm 18. You will learn a lot on here, I've learned a lot since I joined in May 1 "Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you" Job 12:8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rspencer91 Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 YWelcome to TFF!!! It is a great place for fossil hunters Need to find a fossil club close -- connect with other hunters.How about the Nova Scocia Mineral and Gem Society in Halifax,, The internet is a great place to start your search.--- Here is a likely spot -- from Wikipedia or maybe here... http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1141892-on-a-fossil-hunt-in-the-annapolis-valley The fossils in Nova Scotia, in my mind, are the best you can find anywhere,” Tibert said. “Nova Scotians need to be aware of the significance of the deposits. “There is so much to find and explore here. Mother Nature is taking this away with the rise of sea level. It’s time we had a facility to house this valuable material.” The Blue Beach Fossil Museum Society is working on that. There are plans for a larger museum here, and society members are currently seeking a patron to put the wheels in motion. Maybe the little trilobite fossils will push that plan along because they are globally important finds Shellseeker, There is one small deposit I have found a few plants fossils at, not yet anything else. I know a few fossil hunters, and you also cannot take specimens from the Joggins cliffs, you have to give them to the museum there. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Our new young collector not only has a good eye, he knows and respects the law. Good on ya'! 1 "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...
ZiggieCie Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 RS91, welcome to the Forum. We all started with our FIRST fossil and go on from there. We have many young members here and love sharing our knowledge with you. Many teachers many books and reference works, but no tests or grades. Fossil collectors always end up with A's because of love of life. Welcome again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Ryan, With the suggestion on the club and internet identified sites, I was just making sure that you check everything that is close. It is much easier to hunt for fossils when you have some close sites. Many locations have few/no publicly accessible sites. Then your choice is to try to visit fossil sites on vacations.. I am fortunate in Florida because I live where numerous fossils are laying on the river/creek beds available to the Public (there are a few rules) and there are also numerous fossil related clubs which go on field trips to fossil rich sites. Enthusiasm and youth will persevere Jack 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rspencer91 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Ryan, With the suggestion on the club and internet identified sites, I was just making sure that you check everything that is close. It is much easier to hunt for fossils when you have some close sites. Many locations have few/no publicly accessible sites. Then your choice is to try to visit fossil sites on vacations.. I am fortunate in Florida because I live where numerous fossils are laying on the river/creek beds available to the Public (there are a few rules) and there are also numerous fossil related clubs which go on field trips to fossil rich sites. Enthusiasm and youth will persevere Jack I know of a few close sites, only one I don't need permits for, and I have found decent plant life. Unfortunately, I have yet to find an insect within the plants, but you never know what you are going to find under each stone. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Your rock may be a small geode or vug filled with quartz crystals. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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