Carboniferous Nut?

[Omnomosaurus]

After hunting through some loose sediment a few days ago, I dug up something that looks very much like an acorn/nut at first glance.

 

I come across lots of compressed plant material and the occasional 3D fossil, but this is a pretty unique one.

 

The area is very close to a soft rock site of  Duckmantian deposits from Carboniferous limestone in north Wales, UK.

 

I can't find much to identify exactly what it might be....so over to you guys!

[Kosmoceras]

Looks like a modern peach stone to me.

[Fossildude19]

+1 for modern peach pit. 

Keep looking, though. 

Regards,

 

[Omnomosaurus]

Haha, I'm such a derp. A peach stone lurking in Carboniferous age sediment....well isn't that peachy! 

 

Thanks for the replies guys.

[Taogan]

Could be a nectarine

[JohnBrewer]

4 hours ago, Taogan said:

Could be a nectarine

Hahaha 

[JohnBrewer]

1 minute ago, JohnBrewer said:

 

 

I come across lots of compressed plant material and the occasional 3D fossil

 

Show and tell! Always interested in what other Brits find  

[abyssunder]

I just have some really nice plates with fossil and recent peach endocarps for comparison, so I'll post them here.

 

excerpts from here

 

excerpts from here

 

 

[Max-fossils]

On 1/30/2018 at 5:17 PM, Omnomosaurus said:

Haha, I'm such a derp. A peach stone lurking in Carboniferous age sediment....well isn't that peachy! 

 

Thanks for the replies guys.

I've done that mistake so often too... I agree that we feel really stupid afterwards (I know I really do)! 

But these peaches really do look fossily, especially when they are a little seaworn.

[Omnomosaurus]

20 hours ago, JohnBrewer said:

Show and tell! Always interested in what other Brits find  

Sure thing! There are a lot of specimens I've picked up from the area over the last few years, but here's a sample of what sorts of things have come out of the ground (sadly no invertebrates/vertebrates to be found).

 

There are a few fern leaves, stigmaria and one mid-sized calamites....along with a couple of pieces I'm not sure about (and they're definitely not peach stones!) 

 

 

[Omnomosaurus]

1 hour ago, Max-fossils said:

I've done that mistake so often too... I agree that we feel really stupid afterwards (I know I really do)! 

But these peaches really do look fossily, especially when they are a little seaworn.

I do feel really stupid after that. Glad I'm not the only one who's done it!  They do look quite fossil-like, and at least we know for next time what to avoid....unless fruit pips become an interesting new field of study!

[Max-fossils]

Just now, Omnomosaurus said:

I do feel really stupid after that. Glad I'm not the only one who's done it!  They do look quite fossil-like, and at least we know for next time what to avoid....unless fruit pips become an interesting new field of study!

Fruit-pit-ologist... Seems awesome 

[Tidgy's Dad]

42 minutes ago, Omnomosaurus said:

Sure thing! There are a lot of specimens I've picked up from the area over the last few years, but here's a sample of what sorts of things have come out of the ground (sadly no invertebrates/vertebrates to be found).

 

There are a few fern leaves, stigmaria and one mid-sized calamites....along with a couple of pieces I'm not sure about (and they're definitely not peach stones!) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some nice pieces there! 

Certainly not fruit stones. 

[JohnBrewer]

On 30/01/2018 at 9:23 PM, abyssunder said:

I just have some really nice plates with fossil and recent peach endocarps for comparison, so I'll post them here.

 

excerpts from here

 

excerpts from here

 

 

I wouldn’t have expected anything less from you

[JohnBrewer]

On 31/01/2018 at 6:01 PM, Omnomosaurus said:

Sure thing! There are a lot of specimens I've picked up from the area over the last few years, but here's a sample of what sorts of things have come out of the ground (sadly no invertebrates/vertebrates to be found).

 

There are a few fern leaves, stigmaria and one mid-sized calamites....along with a couple of pieces I'm not sure about (and they're definitely not peach stones!) 

 

 

Nice collection and varied too. Thanks for sharing.