Guy Macdonald Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Hi guys, so I went back to my woodland fossil hunting spot this morning, and found something I think is truly incredible. From what I can make out on this fossil there is a mix of fossiled bones, starfish spinal rows? Clams,shells and possibly other stuff, I gave it a clean and never expected all that under there. I've also added a pic of the geology of the area, can anyone identify some stuff on the fossil and suggest how I can clean it better, thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 There is other stuff such as bivalves, shell mash, and possible echinoid bits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, Guy Macdonald said: starfish spinal rows? Star crinoid columnals. They are related though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Macdonald Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Just now, Foozil said: There is other stuff such as bivalves, shell mash, and possible echinoid bits. That's brilliant, are you sure that's not a fossilised bone though? The resemblance to me at least is very similar, this is the first time I've found fossils like this though so I'm very excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Guy Macdonald said: That's brilliant, are you sure that's not a fossilised bone though? The resemblance to me at least is very similar, this is the first time I've found fossils like this though so I'm very excited. On second glance, it could be bone... can we have some closer pics? It is most likely wood though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Macdonald Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Foozil said: On second glance, it could be bone... can we have some closer pics? It is most likely wood though. I'm having trouble posting a closeup pic as it keeps exceeding the maximum megabyte allowed:/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Guy Macdonald said: I'm having trouble posting a closeup pic as it keeps exceeding the maximum megabyte allowed:/ http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/68188-adding-photos-to-your-posts/ Forgot to say, very nice plate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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izak_ Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Awesome, thanks. I am leaning towards wood. But a picture of the ends of the specimen may change that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Macdonald Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Tried my best to get a pic bit difficult with an iPad lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, Guy Macdonald said: Tried my best to get a pic bit difficult with an iPad lol No worries, its good enough. I still think its wood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Macdonald Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Foozil said: No worries, its good enough. I still think its wood. Ah okay that's still cool with me given the age of the rocks this was found in its extremely old aha I just find it amazing how a piece of wood and underwater specimens came to be fossilised/stuck so close together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, Guy Macdonald said: Ah okay that's still cool with me given the age of the rocks this was found in its extremely old aha I just find it amazing how a piece of wood and underwater specimens came to be fossilised/stuck so close together. yes, its an amazing plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Guy Macdonald said: Ah okay that's still cool with me given the age of the rocks this was found in its extremely old aha I just find it amazing how a piece of wood and underwater specimens came to be fossilised/stuck so close together. This is a fairly common occurrence. The Middle Devonian marine sites I have hunted have the occasional plant debris throughout the site. Not too surprising, really, ...given the common presence of driftwood found in todays' oceans. Nice hash plate. Regards, 2 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 That's a nice plate! Although wood is occasionally found, I haven't ever found wood this age associated with crinoids. Nice! 1 “...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...
LiamL Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Very cool find man! 1 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Macdonald Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Thanks a lot you guys, a friend recommended that I should clean this with a bleach dilution and a soft brush is that safe for the fossil given the rock type and age? Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 What a wonderful find guy. I’d be a bit hesitant with bleach. I think it looks great as is. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 The crinoid columnals / pluricolumnals might be Isocrinid species, like Isocrinus. comparative image from here 1 " 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...
sixgill pete Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 That is a beautiful plate. Congratulations on the exceptional find. 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Macdonald Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 11 hours ago, sixgill pete said: That is a beautiful plate. Congratulations on the exceptional find. Thanks a lot Pete, when you say plate is that referring to a fossil of the seabed? This is a very interesting fossil for me, someone mentioned the black speckly bit near the bottom to be part of a shark fin I'm hoping that's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, Guy Macdonald said: ... someone mentioned the black speckly bit near the bottom to be part of a shark fin I'm hoping that's true. It may be part of a spine, but what is the size of that bit? It looks a bit small, and more like a bit of arthropod shell to me - piece of crab leg, maybe? EDIT: Actually, after looking more closely, it looks to be too flat to be either or those. Image enlarged and brightened. Maybe a bit of bivalve or other seashell? 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...
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