What is this, Please?

[Bailey]

[Fossildude19]

Welcome to the Forum.   

 

Please tell us where this was found - state, county, city if possible.

You will need to take a better, in focus, well lit picture, with a ruler or tape measure for scale.

I suggest placing it on a flat surface, in daylight, and taking pictures of the top, bottom, and sides - perpendicular to the item.

(Holding in hand tends to make for more blur to the photo. )   

Regards,

 

[Harry Pristis]

 

Avoid the holding-in-hand blur by resting the hand on a stable surface like a table top.

[fifbrindacier]

I agree with what was previously said. And when you take your photos, prefer using the zoom than putting your camera near the piece, it's easier to adjust the focus.

[Haravex]

Is very blurry but reminds me of a sand dollar again until additional photos are posted it is not possible to make a positive identification.

[Bailey]

I'll get better pictures and post them. I have 3 of these egg like things and I'm curious if anyone could tell me what they are. The bigger ones I found in a yard in Kansas, and the smaller one u found on the bank of bull shoals lake in northwest Arkansas. 

[ynot]

It looks like a concretion to Me.

There is no detail to identify it as a fossil.

Pictures from other angles may change this opinion. (sides and back.)

[Bailey]

Just now, Bailey said:

[ynot]

Has the shape of an echinoid (sea urchin) but no details.

Could be a poorly preserved or covered with incrustations.

Wait for more opinions on this.

 

[Bailey]

How can I put up more than one picture?

5 minutes ago, Bailey said:

[ynot]

There is a 3.95 megabyte limit per post.

You should be able to add more in the reply section. If that fails refresh the page.

[Bailey]

It's still telling me the 3.95 message.... 

[ynot]

Are Your pictures in need of resizing?

Did You "refresh"?

[Bailey]

I did all that 

[ynot]

I have alerted the Administrators / Moderators to the problem.

Please wait for their help here.

[Bailey]

Thank you

[Fossildude19]

Have you tried refreshing your internet browser, and clearing your cache?

Have you tried leaving the site and coming back to it?

 

[KimTexan]

I believe it is a calcerous concretion. It looks like there is something in the center of the first pic. It could possibly be of chert and sandstone. 

This link gives examples of concretions and explains them some.

https://www.priweb.org/outreach.php?page=Edu_Prog/earth101/concreations

 

I haven't spent time around Bull Shoals area, but I've spent quite a bit of time a bit south of there, also to the north and west of there. I have seen many concretions in all the places I've been. Mostly chert and iron sandstone in nature. I got about a dozen of them from Fayetteville area, but they are darker and have iron in them.

[KimTexan]

Here are pictures of 2 of mine. The first is quite heavy. Feels like it must weigh 6-7 pounds. There's a shot from the top and the side.I've got some 2-3 times the size of that one.

The 3rd pic is of a tiny one I found that I thought was so cute. 

[fifbrindacier]

12 hours ago, KimTexan said:

Here are pictures of 2 of mine. The first is quite heavy. Feels like it must weigh 6-7 pounds. There's a shot from the top and the side.I've got some 2-3 times the size of that one.

The 3rd pic is of a tiny one I found that I thought was so cute. 

Those are nice concretions Kim.

[fifbrindacier]

Bailey, yours could be concretions, but also worn urchins as Tony and Haravex suggested, but without better close ups that would be difficult to tell. Try to photography them on a table.

For your photos, you can try to crop them, their size would be more suitable for the 3,95 megabyte limit.

Regards,

Sophie.