Chippewa Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Okay, any help with this is much appreciated. I'm inclined to write this one off as something insignificant or perhaps even a rock. However, the symmetry makes me think it is something more than that and drives me to consult the enthusiasts and experts here. If it weren't for a small broken section (most noticeable on the "front view" picture) and an area of attached matrix (most noticeable on the lower left of the "bottom view" picture), this item would be almost perfectly symmetrical. There are even two small depressions evenly spaced, one on each side, facing the viewer on the "front view" picture. The dimensions are just under 3.5 inches wide (would be just under 4 inches if complete), 1 3/4 inches deep, and 1 inch tall Please let me know if you need more info or pictures or anything else. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Looks like a typical concretion to Me, no fossil there. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I agree, not a fossil but always good to be sure! “...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...
abyssunder Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Although I want it to resemble a crab, I'm not finding the right evidence for it. " 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...
Arizona Chris Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Formation? type of rock? Looks like a basalt squeeze out to me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Chris Paleo Web Site: http://schursastrophotography.com/fossiladventures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Hmm, thats got an interesting shape. I can see why the others have proposed other possibilities. Was thinking badly worn bulla but it seems to have some folding and I've seen too many things lately that I formerly thought were just rocks and am now finding out that they were actually coprolites..so..... put me down for a maybe coprolite... I wonder what it looks like on a microscopic scale.. Take a look at the variety of shapes and forms here... http://www.poozeum.com/coprolites.html Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 My first thought was a coprolite. Second pic made me think crab. I still lean to a coprolite but it could be what the others suggested too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Certainly looks the shape a coprolite may have been deposited @GeschWhat @Carl 15 hours ago, abyssunder said: Although I want it to resemble a crab, I'm not finding the right evidence for it. @abyssunder are they really crabs in the two lower images?! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Did you find this in Florida? If so, a fecal origin is good possibility. Can I see a photo of the broken end? Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, JohnBrewer said: @abyssunder are they really crabs in the two lower images?! I don't know. Looks real. I picked up the image from an internet sale site. It was listed as petrified ghost crab fossil, from Florida. " 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...
Chippewa Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Thanks much everyone for your ideas/inputs. Those ghost crab fossils are cool! And thanks for the poozeum site! I'm content with coprolite - my first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txfossilmom Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I found several similar looking objects recently in a spillway in central texas and wondered about the weight of what you found? Did it seem unusually light for its size? All the things I found I expected to be tar by first glance but they were rock solid various different shapes some more turd shaped and some more pile like but with a lighter more pumice weight to it. I'll try to get pictures of themv later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Txfossilmom said: I found several similar looking objects recently in a spillway in central texas and wondered about the weight of what you found? Did it seem unusually light for its size? All the things I found I expected to be tar by first glance but they were rock solid various different shapes some more turd shaped and some more pile like but with a lighter more pumice weight to it. I'll try to get pictures of themv later. Coprolites are not usually light weight, but they can be somewhat porous in that you might see tiny air bubbles escape if you place them in water. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Here's a thought. I have seen phosphate nodules that have nucleated around organic material from the Ripley formation, Alabama. For some reason, crabs are frequently the core. The nodules themselves have no detailed structure but often superficially resemble the encrusted core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 am in the possible crab concretion camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 On 2/17/2018 at 9:27 PM, Chippewa said: Okay, any help with this is much appreciated. I'm inclined to write this one off as something insignificant or perhaps even a rock. However, the symmetry makes me think it is something more than that and drives me to consult the enthusiasts and experts here. If it weren't for a small broken section (most noticeable on the "front view" picture) and an area of attached matrix (most noticeable on the lower left of the "bottom view" picture), this item would be almost perfectly symmetrical. There are even two small depressions evenly spaced, one on each side, facing the viewer on the "front view" picture. The dimensions are just under 3.5 inches wide (would be just under 4 inches if complete), 1 3/4 inches deep, and 1 inch tall Please let me know if you need more info or pictures or anything else. Thank you. Geological to me. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I can see that as a coprolite but it would really need some up close scrutiny to be more certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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