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FuzzyPhoton

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So I can't remember when exactly I picked this up but I am sure it comes from a local stream in southern New Jersey. I am not sure if this is even a fossil or if it is something else but it looked unique enough to ask about. The lighter spots are where I experimentally scratched at the rock but the patterned bit on the end is what I am curious about. For all I know it is just an impression fooling my brain. What ever your conclusion could you explain to me why you reached it so that I don't make the same mistake twice ?

Thanks !

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looks like a paleozoic chert pebble with a trilobite pygidium in it. These things are part of the sediment eroded out of the appalachian uplands.

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Awesome! Thanks guys, I had just been wandering in a creek looking for fossilized shark teeth and pulled this up by chance. Now I can't wait for warmer weather to get back out there.

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This is a great find ! Congrats :wub:

Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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