Ol'M8 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) Hey guys! Have been lurking for awhile and finally decided to join the discussion after finding something interesting while out on a dig with my room mate. We live in Perth WA and found this. It's long and consistent in width. We've spent a few hours online but couldn't find anything looking too similar. Would anyone have an idea on what this is? We will probably end up going to the local museum or university but thought we'd take the opportunity to say hi Any advise is going to be greatly appreciated! Edited January 17, 2017 by Ol'M8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. Can we see some more pictures of the item - lengthwise, both ends, both sides? Right now, to me it looks like a concretion. Other photos may tell us more, though. Regards, 1 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...
Vieira Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Better pictures can help. I don't see any fossil there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Welcome to the forum. Judging by this single picture, I'm also seeing a concretion here. Perhaps upload a few more pictures at different angles, preferably in natural light. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hi back, Welcome to TFF! I agree with Tim, looks like a concretion but more pictures may change the opinions. 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...
Ol'M8 Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hey guys! Thanks for the responses. We had no idea where to start looking to to find out what this is, sorry if this topic was misplaced. Ill attach another picture of that same piece but of the other side. There are 3 peices in total, with more still more at the location. Tomorrow, I'll try to dust them off and take some pictures in natural light. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 More convinced it is a concretion, not a fossil. 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...
Doctor Mud Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 The title of this post made me think if the song of the same title by Men at Work. Oh, and back to your question sorry, Not seeing anything obviously fossil here, could be some sort of sedimentary structure or concretion like @ynot said. You said its long? Can we see it from the side? It could also be a trace fossil or the remains of the burrow of an animal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'M8 Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Doctor Mud said: The title of this post made me think if the song of the same title by Men at Work. Oh, and back to your question sorry, Not seeing anything obviously fossil here, could be some sort of sedimentary structure or concretion like @ynot said. You said its long? Can we see it from the side? It could also be a trace fossil or the remains of the burrow of an animal. Haha yes that was my intention, had the song stuck in my head all afternoon! I will add more photos tomorrow. I now at least have an idea on what Google now to compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ol'M8 said: Haha yes that was my intention, had the song stuck in my head all afternoon! I will add more photos tomorrow. I now at least have an idea on what Google now to compare Yes - it's contagious. I realized you were from WA after I posted and thought the song title wasn't a coincidence. Good old Wikipedia has a good primer on concretions: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concretion And look up trace fossils, sometimes called ichnofossils: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trace_fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 ... knocking at my door... youve just interfered with thousands of minds. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'M8 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hey again! Here is a link to some more pictures as promised. Let me know if you have any problems viewing them. https://imgur.com/gallery/ZItds Hopefully they articulate what I was trying to describe earlier. I also added a picture of that was still left at the site, I am not too sure how far it goes back. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I would say this looks like a trace fossil or the remains of an animal burrow. The inside has been filled with iron oxides by the looks of it. It looks like the rock around the burrow is harder? Burrows can sometimes be sites for concretion formation, so perhaps it could be labeled as both, concretion and trace fossil. No idea what could have formed it. Are the walls "bumpy" or globular. I couldn't tell from the pictures. I ask as it reminds me of an ophiomorpha (shrimp) burrow: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiomorpha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'M8 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 I took some more pictures for you after we cleaned them up and put them under some better lighting. You are correct about the "burrow" being harder. I added an A4 piece of paper to give you an idea on size. As you can see it pretty straight with sight curves here and there. The position of the darker circle seems to move around as you can see from the different shots of the ends. https://imgur.com/gallery/80jPr My room mate and I will be returning to the site tomorrow so we can have a look to see if there are any other formations like this close by. Will keep you posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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