Becky Benfer Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Am I correct in thinking this was once a clam? And a fossil now? Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Not a clam, but is a fossil. Can We know where it was found? How big it is? 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...
Fossildude19 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Where was this found? (State, county?) 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...
doushantuo Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Eurypterid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Shark coprolite? “...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...
westcoast Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Possibly a deformed and sheared orthocone??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Let's get a location of the find, and start there. 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...
Darktooth Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Ooooooohhhh, I love a mystery! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 I live in central Ohio. Found it in a river near my home. Huron county Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 1 minute ago, Becky Benfer said: I live in central Ohio. Found it in a river near my home. From that area I would go with a deformed orthocone nautilus. 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...
Becky Benfer Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 In simple terms is that a clam shell?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, Becky Benfer said: In simple terms is that a clam shell?? No it's a cephalopod that's been deformed, here's what they looked like in life “...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...
Becky Benfer Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 Ohhhhhhhh that's awesome!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I'm not convinced that it's an orthocone cephalopod. There is no real definition or equal spacing of septal walls. Also, it depends on where in central Ohio it was found, as to the correct age. My gut instinct on this one is an infilled burrow cast. 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...
Becky Benfer Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Awwwww seriously??? I found it in Huron county. About in the middle of the county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Becky Benfer said: Awwwww seriously??? I found it in Huron county. About in the middle of the county. That works for time period, but dosent rule out burrow either. “...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...
Becky Benfer Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 What is a burrow cast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 A burrow of an animal, probably invertebrate, is filled with sediment and fossilized that way. It's a trace fossil rather than an actual animal fossil. The stone around the burrow is eroded away, if that is indeed what it is “...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...
abyssunder Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 It looks like a geological wonder to me, not a fossil or trace fossil, in other words a pseudofossil, a sedimentary structure with some iron content. " 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...
Becky Benfer Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Is there any way to know for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Someone asked about its size....... about as large as my hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Maybe the cross-hatching lines might be the starting point in the concept, similar to the example from here (cross bedding), but at a lower scale. " 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...
Becky Benfer Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 I don't know if I see the resemblance but you guys are the experts that's why I'm asking for your help! To me it looks like old wrinkled up skin. Haha! Thanks again to all! Much appreciate all your information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Hey don't let them kill your joy! I agree it isn't a clam, and although at first glance I also thought it could be a nautiloid, that may not be the case. But it does look like a good candidate for ichno (AKA trace) fossil of some sort. The rocks in your area are good for a variety of stuff. And here is something to think about: trace fossils are a record of behavior and thus in many ways a record of actual "life" as opposed to bones and shells of things now dead. Hang on to it as any fossil that stumps this forum is a keeper! Maybe take it to one of the museums in Cleveland or Columbus for a better ID. The folks in Cinci may be interested as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 Thank you so much! I'm just learning but I love to hunt fossils and Indian artifacts. I have a room full of way too many things I'm unsure of. You're suggestion to have it seen by someone close to home is great! I'm always open for any and all helpful information! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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