Pungofossils Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Found this today snorkeling the Tar river in Eastern NC. Look like they could be antlers. Any chance I could get help with an ID? Link to post Share on other sites
Macrophyseter Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Hi Pungofossils! They look like really dirty sticks to me (sorry), but maybe you can post different angles of the two. The Tar river is in Cretaceous/Paleogene rock, and I don't think animals with antlers existed during those times, and the shape doesn't looks like antlers either. Plus, the material doesn't look like horn material, but bark. Link to post Share on other sites
Pungofossils Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Lol. They are definitely not sticks. I have attached a few photos. Link to post Share on other sites
Pungofossils Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Another pic of the reverse side of the larger Link to post Share on other sites
Pungofossils Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Took the end off off one of them and found out it is some kind of hard sand deposit inside. Still not sure what it would have been...? Pic attached Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 These are burrow casts. Possible from shimp. Link to post Share on other sites
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fifbrindacier Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Yes, i agree with that id. Link to post Share on other sites
Ludwigia Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Aw. You all beat me to it. I was about to suggest recent sunglasses. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sixgill pete Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 11 hours ago, Macrophyseter said: Hi Pungofossils! They look like really dirty sticks to me (sorry), but maybe you can post different angles of the two. The Tar river is in Cretaceous/Paleogene rock, and I don't think animals with antlers existed during those times, and the shape doesn't looks like antlers either. Plus, the material doesn't look like horn material, but bark. Macrophyseter, the Tar River has layers of Cretaceous, Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene depending on where you are in or near the river, including it's tributaries. Most places in eastern North Carolina regardless of the age of thew formation have Pleistocene overburden where the occasional Pleistocene mammal fossil is found. The Tar River is about 215 miles long, so it covers a lot of ground so to speak. Curious, have you ever personally collected the Tar? And yes, I agree they are infilled burrows, possibly shrimp or crab. They are rather common in some places here in the eastern part of the state. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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