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Fossildude19 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. Where was this found? It could be an imprint of a pellet lined burrow, ... something akin to Ophiomorpha, perhaps. 3 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...
Graciegrey Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 Around Silt and Rifle, Colorado. North of I-70. Western slope of Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 7 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. Where was this found? It could be an imprint of a pellet lined burrow, ... something akin to Ophiomorpha, perhaps. My thought as well. Welcome! 2 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graciegrey Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 There are "worm" burrows around Rifle Resevoir. That is how they were explained to the geology class I took. Those were much smaller. I didn't realize they could be as big as this. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 If it's a burrow (and I think Tim may be right), it's most likely to be from an arthropood. 4 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graciegrey Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Shrimp burrow impression? http://petrifiedwoodmuseum.org/Images/OphiomorphaBurrow230.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 That could be. Size variation would be not a problem for Ophiomorpha if the geological time and the environment are proper. excerpt from J.M. de Gibert et al. 2006. Commensal worm traces and possible juvenile thalassinidean burrows associated with Ophiomorpha nodosa, Pleistocene, southern Brazil Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 230: 70–84 1 " 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...
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