Harry Pristis Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I scored a First (for me) . . . an example of Beekite from the Peace River. An invertebrate ("shrimp") burrow. How common is this? http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I can't answer your question, but beautiful find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 That is an exquisite piece, Harry! 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Lovely piece. Great find! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 I must confess that I've had this piece for decades, but didn't recognize it. For the past months I've been going through the miscellany that accumulates in a long-time collection. Only recently did I notice that this isn't a typical preserved burrow (the source of the Peace River "Indian beads"). Cut me some slack, please, I am a vertebrate collector. Anyone else have Beekite examples from the Peace River? . . . From Florida? http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Nice piece! Could it be a fecal lined burrow? Maybe @GeschWhat or @Carl would know. 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...
GeschWhat Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Now that is REALLY cool! I am but a novice when it comes to burrows. I don't know of anything that would make pellets like that. Man, that is beautiful! WOW! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 It’s beekite but probably not a burrow. Beekite forms as a replacement of calcium carbonate, so the original object was made of calcite or aragonite. My guess is a very large worm tube or tube formed by a clam, possibly Teredina or Kuphus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 9 hours ago, ynot said: Nice piece! Could it be a fecal lined burrow? Maybe @GeschWhat or @Carl would know. The trouble with (beauty of) beekite is that it obscures the original texture of surfaces. The resemblance of this to Ophiomorpha (which is not studded with fecal pellets) could very easily be accidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 12 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: I scored a First (for me) . . . an example of Beekite from the Peace River. An invertebrate ("shrimp") burrow. How common is this? Harry, Really nice and from my view of hunting the Peace River for 10 plus years, so rare to be almost unique. I do not "miss" unusual items while hunting. The burrow on the bottom is not common, but I have found my fair share of them. I have a couple, but I usually return them to the river... Congratulations on a really wonderful fossil re_find. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Here's another one from an older topic. " 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...
GeschWhat Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Truly gorgeous! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 I am pleased to have an ID -- thanks for the search @abyssunder! I didn't go back far enough in my own search. Beekite replaced calcareous tube fragment of the clam Kuphus sp. Family TEREDINIDAE Cenozoic (Miocene?) http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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