Rowboater Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Found several curved pieces of compressed sandy looking material with a tube-like polished round opening. Several have a black shark tooth-like enamel on only part of the tube and some pieces have the same glossy sheen on the outside. One had a weird pattern below the sheen (second pic). They are all one to two inch pieces. Are these some type of worm casing? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 First one looks like part of a shell, but the picture is to out of focus to be sure. The other 2 look geologic. 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...
Plantguy Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Yep, need some clearer pictures if you can. the last shot or even the 2nd might be bone fragments but those are wild guesses. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Weird pattern ? Sort of conical shape ? You don't suppose it's time to trot out the old garbage bin ID of rudist ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Yes, please post sharper photos. That might be a snail steinkern filled with invertebrate coprolites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Just to expand the wide range of possibilities I would suggest something like echinoderm, possibly cystoid, if the geological time permits. " 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...
Rowboater Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 Thanks for all the helpful replies. I don't remember finding things like this before, but except for the polished black sheen streaks I probably wouldn't have picked it up. It is an interesting contrast of sandy grainy concrete-like "body" with a wider round polished "opening" which seems to narrow as it passes through the body. Of course this is my interpretation from pieces and may be wrong. Unfortunately I'm back in Singapore and the pieces are in Virginia. Maybe I'll try to come up with a better camera (do I need a macro lens?) Also does anyone know of fossil clubs or experts near me (Deltaville, VA) where I could take stuff like this to be looked at when I return? The people here are great help, but sometimes handling the stuff seems to be useful to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Although better photos would certainly be helpful, I am getting a pretty strong "vibe" of a piece of an internal cast of a whorl of a gastropod. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Like Abyssunder said,exuding a strong cystoid aura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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