Rachael Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Does anyone know what this is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Mmmm. Looks fishy. Where's fossildude19? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Hmm has a spine imprint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Welcome to the Forum, Rachel. Where was it found? What is the size of the fossil? It is definitely fish vertebrae and ribs, though. 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...
Rachael Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Found in the ground a inch or 2. And it's about a inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 In New Hampshire? 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...
Rachael Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Yes in Laconia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Not natural to the area - someone must have discarded it there. There is very little in the way of naturally occuring fossils in New Hampshire. The matrix reminds me of some of the matrix from China that has Lycoptera davidi, (Also called "Wolf Fin Fish") found in it. The orange staining of the fish and the small size of it is consistent with those fossils as well. Regards, 2 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...
Megaladonna Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 A fish for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Those are fragile like pottery, so I suspect that somebody accidently broke it to bits, and then threw it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 This was pretty hard like a rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 The matrix is hard, but the plates the individual fish are found on are brittle. The plates break easily. From the counter to the tile floor is a world of pain for one of those plates. 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...
tmaier Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 It is a rock, but these fossil fish comes as flat plates of rock, just like dishes. I've dropped one before, and there was very little left, it was in 30 tiny pieces. Mine was one that I found in the Green River formation of the USA. They have the consistancy of weak, unfired pottery. It's common for them to be broken and glued back together, but sometimes they just explode when you drop them. It is definately a real fossil, I'm not saying otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 The rock hardness is not the issue, it is how brittle it is. A diamond is the hardest known rock but they are very brittle and can be broken very easily with a small hammer. Tony 1 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...
Rachael Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Oh ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 So why are you saying that about fossils in New Hampshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Most of the rock in New Hampshire is not sedimentary rock and does not contain fossils. 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...
Rachael Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Oh ok. And back to where is was found, in a gravel drop off from pikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 According to this website, no vertebrate fossils have been found in New Hampshire. 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...
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