Almost certainly nothing

[Strepsodus]

Hi.  I found this in West Yorkshire, UK in the Pennine Lower Coal Measures formation (upper Carboniferous).  It is in a Marine concretion.  It contains what I think is a Phyllocarid but when I was looking at it today I noticed a Tully monster shape.  I'm 99% sure it's just a fracture in the rock rather than anything interesting but I decided to post some pictures here just to be sure.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

Daniel

[Rockwood]

+.999 %

[Fossildude19]

Sorry, ... I'm not seeing a fossil here.  

[Taogan]

I see what you see and there is something there, but it might not be biological in origin unless it is a burrow. It is probably some sedimentary structure

 

[Max-fossils]

Hi,

 

I agree with the others, no fossil to be seen here... 

 

Regards,

 

Max

[Strepsodus]

Hi.  Thanks for the replies.  Does anyone know of any experts who I can email about the possible Phyllocarid?

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

 

Daniel

[Fossildude19]

Daniel,

Is it in the pictures you posted?

[Ludwigia]

I think it's just a freak of nature, but I'd suggest you seek out the nearest museum if you'd like to know for sure. Sorry, but I can't suggest anybody concrete.

[Strepsodus]

Hi.  Thanks for the replies.  I think I've posted pictures of it on here before but here are some pictures of the possible Phyllocarid.

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

 

Daniel

 

[ynot]

These look like natural fracture structures of slate type rock.

I do not see any fossil.

[Strepsodus]

Hi.  Thanks for the reply.  I agree the first one isn't a fossil but the second one is a fossil.  I've showed it to a few experts and they agree that it's a fossil though none of them know what it is.  It is preserved in a concretion rather than a metamorphic rock (I don't think there are any metamorphic rocks in West Yorkshire.)  In the same concretion there is a coprolite and two Goniatites.  Unfortunately as it's the same colour as the rock it's difficult to take a good picture of it but I'll try to take a better picture later.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel

[Strepsodus]

Hi.  Here is another picture which is hopefully a bit better.  The second picture shows the position of the dots.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

 

Daniel