Got Bones? Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Ive been posting a lot in just today but I have yet another stumper! It looks like petrified wood to me, but I could be wrong! (Found in a quarry where a majority of my Illinois finds are). Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I'm not seeing petrified wood, but it does look like it may contain some fossils. Exactly what, I do not know. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Brightened and cropped. Doesn't look like wood to me. 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...
EMP Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Troy Niler said: Ive been posting a lot in just today but I have yet another stumper! It looks like petrified wood to me, but I could be wrong! (Found in a quarry where a majority of my Illinois finds Could be an algal or colonial invertebrate fossil, possibly a stromatolite or even a stromatoporid/bryozoan. Looks like it comes from either the Ordovician Maquoketa Group or the Silurian Racine Dolomite, so I'd say those are safe bets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Just now, EMP said: Could be an algal or colonial invertebrate fossil, possibly a stromatolite or even a stromatoporid/bryozoan. Looks like it comes from either the Ordovician Maquoketa Group or the Silurian Racine Dolomite, so I'd say those are safe bets. That makes a lot more sense, all the fossils I've found in the same quarry it was found are prehistoric marine life. Just today my friend unearthed a fossilized school of fish, he's much more experienced. Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMP Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Just now, Troy Niler said: Just today my friend unearthed a fossilized school of fish, he's much more experienced. Any pictures? I'm kind of skeptical because fish from the Ordovician-Silurian are extremely rare, and generally soft bodied and unlike any modern forms (unless it's ostracoderm plates). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 He already loaded it in his truck. However, I will email him to see results. They are TINY, about 2- 3 centimeters long! There were about 5 - 6 total, however im not a familiar with fish species.... Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Great, well; now you must think I'm making this up. He wont reply my email and/or send me any pictures. Ill wait for an answer. Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMP Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 On 4/6/2017 at 2:33 PM, Got Bones? said: Great, well; now you must think I'm making this up. He wont reply my email and/or send me any pictures. Ill wait for an answer I take it back. It very would could be a school of fish if this was from a Mississippian or Pennsylvanian unit from southern Illinois. Where in general was this quarry, so I can see what kind of bedrock it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 20 minutes ago, EMP said: I take it back. It very would could be a school of fish if this was from a Mississippian or Pennsylvanian unit from southern Illinois. Where in general was this quarry, so I can see what kind of bedrock it was? It is a small private quarry called saint annes in a south west portion of Illinois - hope it helps! Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMP Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Got Bones? said: It is a small private quarry called saint annes in a south west portion of Illinois - hope it helps! Yes it does a lot, thank you! That part of the state is indeed in Mississippian-Pennsylvanian aged rocks, so a fossilized school of fish is a possibility. I'm very interested to see this piece if you can ever get a picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 12 minutes ago, EMP said: Yes it does a lot, thank you! That part of the state is indeed in Mississippian-Pennsylvanian aged rocks, so a fossilized school of fish is a possibility. I'm very interested to see this piece if you can ever get a picture. I told my friend to send the pictures, instead he sent me this: Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 14 minutes ago, EMP said: Yes it does a lot, thank you! That part of the state is indeed in Mississippian-Pennsylvanian aged rocks, so a fossilized school of fish is a possibility. I'm very interested to see this piece if you can ever get a picture. Although it is a possibility, it would be highly unlikely, and an extremely rare occurrence. Possibly scientifically important. With this latest coy response, I am betting on hoax. The only fish I am aware of found in Illinois are ones in the Mazon Creek type nodules. I know teeth fish and bones have turned up, but those are usually in the mid to northern parts of the state. A plate with a school of fish would be unprecedented, I think. 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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 46 minutes ago, Got Bones? said: I told my friend to send the pictures, instead he sent me this: Puntigrus tetrazona 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 30 minutes ago, PFOOLEY said: Puntigrus tetrazona He may think its funny, but Id actually like to see some pictures again of the fish school just to clarify the hoax or not. Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Got Bones? said: I told my friend to send the pictures, instead he sent me this: I'm afraid this one is not fossil. 2 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Quote Fish story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 11 hours ago, goatinformationist said: Fish story Very funny. Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMP Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 21 hours ago, Got Bones? said: I told my friend to send the pictures, instead he sent me this: Look how well preserved it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, EMP said: Look how well preserved it is! Again, very very funny. Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 17 hours ago, goatinformationist said: Fish story 5 hours ago, Got Bones? said: Very funny. 2 hours ago, EMP said: Look how well preserved it is! It makes me think about that decorating fish that moves its head and sing with a crooner voice each time you clap your hands before it. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, fifbrindacier said: It makes me think about that decorating fish that moves its head and sing with a crooner voice each time you clap your hands before it. You mean..... LIKE THIS?! Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Got Bones? said: You mean..... LIKE THIS?! Yeah, i always found this absurd, unuseful, non decorative, noisy, a real "pearl" of bad taste ! "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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