Ramon Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I found this here in Houston there were a bunch of rocks. They probably were transported from central Texas. I was split them up and I found a "ball". I think this is a fossil from a marine creature. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I tried to clean up the photo a bit. Still too blurry to make out any details. 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...
Ramon Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 I circle the "Fossil". There's a circular object. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Here's another photo. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 what is the size of the specimen in question Ramon? It could be part of a gastropod shell, but almost seems too round and perfect honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Just under a cm about 9 mm 1 minute ago, FossilDudeCO said: what is the size of the specimen in question Ramon? It could be part of a gastropod shell, but almost seems too round and perfect honestly "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Have you looked at it with a magnifying glass? Any chance its an echinoid? Is it it possible to see any petals/ individual plates/ornamentation, etc? Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 7 minutes ago, Plantguy said: Have you looked at it with a magnifying glass? Any chance its an echinoid? Is it it possible to see any petals/ individual plates/ornamentation, etc? Regards, Chris I was thinking that it was an echinoid. I have looked through it with a magnifying glass and even my microscope with 40x. It does not show any signs of plates, ornamentation, or petals. It's perfectly round. It's very weird!!! "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Yep Intriguing. Might be some type of concretionary mass but my mind wants to make it organic...Can it be prepped and removed to possibly expose the other side and possibly offer some other diagnostic ID clues? Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 The rock is very, very hard!!! I can barely split the rocks open with a hammer. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Dampen the rock and see if you can make out any extra details under the scope. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, JohnJ said: Dampen the rock and see if you can make out any extra details under the scope. No detail still. I think it might be a concretion, rather than a fossil. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Could it be something like an inoceramid pearl??? It looks exactly like the one in the picture. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 On 1/9/2017 at 10:17 PM, Ramon said: No detail still. I think it might be a concretion, rather than a fossil. I think that is probably it. The Pleistocene Presumpscot formation in southern Maine is full of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 My first impression was Porosistis globularis, very worn. They are found in the Glen Rose formation and it is not very hard material, but I have not been to every exposure. Just my two cents and that is probably all its worth. Jess B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gturner333 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 It kind of looks like Porosistis globularis algae ball to me also. I find them in central texas around Spring Branch. See attached picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I think there are not enough details to make a clear conclusion regarding to the specimen in question. " 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...
doushantuo Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Don't know if this is relevant: Se_Poro2011.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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