A startling likeness

[Rocky Stoner]

I call this one my snapping turtle.

After scrubbing a ball of muddy shale in the bucket, I pulled this out oriented just so as to startle me for a split second.

Imagine a small black bead in that eye socket, spooky.

Looks like he's been eating well by the looks of the mouth full.

 

Just thought I'd share, enjoy.

Cheers

 

[ynot]

Nice pseudo fossil.

Take a look at the link to My favorite TFF thread below.

(Admins moved You original post there,)

[Rocky Stoner]

Thanks for the redirect, I thought it never posted. Looked all over for it.

[Mediospirifer]

Nice looking piece!

 

Now you just need to position it with a nice, bite-sized trilobite!

[TqB]

This is very interesting, looks echinoderm, something like a diploporite.

What period is it? 

Maybe a good one for the ID section.

 

 

[Rocky Stoner]

Hi Tarquin.

Devonian, Mahandango formation as best I can tell, still trying to narrow it down.

Thanks.

[TqB]

5 hours ago, Rocky Stoner said:

Hi Tarquin.

Devonian, Mahandango formation as best I can tell, still trying to narrow it down.

Thanks.

 

Could be a diploporite then, they carried on until the Middle Devonian. Perhaps someone familiar with the formation could help. Some great stuff coming out of there!

[Darktooth]

Oh no Godzilla!