Teresathomas05 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Found on a beach outside of Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada - closer to Cheverie. Beautiful slate beaches and near huge gypsum deposits. March 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Hmm. That is an interesting nodule. Looks well water worn on the sides. It appears to have something in it, but what... I cannot discern positively. The white infill looks like calcite, perhaps. Overall, I get a plant- feeling from this, but without exposing more, I'm afraid I am really just guessing. Do the white areas fizz or bubble when exposed to vinegar?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...
Teresathomas05 Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Thank you. No fizzing when exposed to vinegar. Any information I can give? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Well, according to this geologic map of Nova Scotia, the area around Windsor consists largely of Early Carboniferous age rocks/sediments. I'm afraid without further preparation of the specimen, the most I could say about this is possibly plant fossil. 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...
Auspex Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 My first impression is a concretion with a lycophites in it. "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...
Fossildude19 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 My first impression is a concretion with a lycophites in it. A reasonable and likely ID. 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...
Ludwigia Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I'm more inclined to think that it's a concretion with calcite infilled shrinkage cracks, although I wouldn't rule out the possibility that there may have been a plant in there. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I'm more inclined to think that it's a concretion with calcite infilled shrinkage cracks, although I wouldn't rule out the possibility that there may have been a plant in there. It appears to be both. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Just a reminder that there are two fossil museums on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. I did some work on the Triassic outcrops of the far side of the Bay from you...in and around Parsborro.. Decent provincial fossil museum..include Triassic dinos. There is also the Blue Beach museum on the other side in the Annapolis Valkey. it is small but gives you some concept of the Early Carboniferous terrestrial vertebrate specimens. There are guided trips to Blue Beach and this would really be an eye opener for future treks on your own. What's not to like about the Bay of Fundy? Such a neat environment. At low tide I used to walk the flats for miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Looking at the second picture, I'm tempted to think that is geological, a nodule appropriate to what is called Septarian. 1 " 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...
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