cleanbreaks719 Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Picked up several specimens during my exploration of what I believe to be a local outcropping of the Pierre Shale in Colorado Springs. A decently preserved Baculites for sure with nice sutures and an unknown fossil. Any help this one would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Your unknown fossil looks to be a wierd break and im purty sure its not a fossil? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Chris Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 We visited the Pierre Shale one year we went to the Denver rock show. Pulled over to an outcrop on the side of the road we had never seen before and it was filled with fossil marine amphibian bones! Great stuff, and your baculites is a great find! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Chris Paleo Web Site: http://schursastrophotography.com/fossiladventures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Your baculite is really pretty - I love the iridescence at the edges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I think your unknown is a geologic - example of Cone-in-cone structures. Regards, 1 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...
FossilDAWG Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I agree that the "unknown" is a nice example of cone-in-cone calcite. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanbreaks719 Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: I think your unknown is a geologic - example of Cone-in-cone structures. Regards, Oh interesting! I saw of bunch of these and wasn't sure what to think. Thanks everyone! Arizona Chris that's, awesome! Can't wait till I have an eye for strata like you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 20 hours ago, Arizona Chris said: We visited the Pierre Shale one year we went to the Denver rock show. Pulled over to an outcrop on the side of the road we had never seen before and it was filled with fossil marine amphibian bones! Great stuff, and your baculites is a great find! "Marine Amphibian Bones" ?? !! NO such ting... maybe reptiles, but not amphibians. Just to keep everyone on their toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Chris Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Ok, maybe it was reptile. So many years ago.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Chris Paleo Web Site: http://schursastrophotography.com/fossiladventures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I was wondering about that! Maybe a giant mosasaur-eating frog, to go along with its dinosaur eating cousin? Reptile makes for sense. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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