M Harvey Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Found in the upper cretaceous in central Alabama, At first I thought it might be a segment of crustacean appendage but it is too long and irregular. The end folds back on itself. Maybe a shrimp burrow? It looks like it was originally soft and organic. I realize the photo limits the visible details but I can only upload one picture at a time. Overall length is 8 cm. This may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 crab leg? "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Worm tube? Do you plan to prep it any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Crab was my first guess. The photo doesn't show it very well but there isn't a joint at the fold. I've excavated as far as I am comfortable. It is very delicate and the ends don't appear to have well defined edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Doesn't look wormy to me, something about it screams shellfish, although I don't know what. Wild guess, maybe a tail (abdomen if your picky) section? “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I'm not at all familiar with Alabama, but could it be a baculite like Sciponoceras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 looks a bit like a crushed Eufistulana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWGeoFan Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Maybe a segment of a molted shell? "I am going to dig up dinosaurs whether they are liquid or solid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Plax, this makes sense. It even has the same compression fracture. 26 minutes ago, Plax said: Eufistulana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I agree with Eufistulina or perhaps the closely related genus Kummelia. See this thread for a discussion of these fossils with lots of images. I have collected Eufistulina ripleyana from the Ripley Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in Georgia. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 thanks for posting that link Dawg. I actually had that thing from your link identified in general on the first page but didn't proffer enough information to support my statement. It's frustrating when you know what something is and can't remember the name or lit to support your opinion. All good in the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I know just what you mean. I could remember "Kummel_something" but not enough to search in the Forum or to google, until you gave the name "Eufistulina". That was enough for me to find that old thread. Teamwork! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: I agree with Eufistulina or perhaps the closely related genus Kummelia. See this thread for a discussion of these fossils with lots of images. I have collected Eufistulina ripleyana from the Ripley Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in Georgia. Don This specimen comes from the Prairie Bluff fm. Similar time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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