smokeyjoe Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I think this fossil is so cool, but I have no idea what it is and would appreciate your help identifying it. To me it looks like the spine of a creature. Like the few other fossils I have found it was included in a bag of "river rocks" sold at a home center for landscaping purposes. All thoughts are welcome! Ready... Set... Go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Hard for me to tell, but I'm getting a coral vibe from this... ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Looks more like a coral than bone, to me. @TqB @FossilDAWG 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...
ynot Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Agree with the coral opinions. 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...
TqB Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I agree, looks like a fragment of a rugosan showing dissepiments from the outer area. vertical section of dissepimentarium: Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 It almost looks like the old style wheeled odometer. With enough weels to register the 100 millions place, I wonder if it records the age of the rock? My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: It almost looks like the old style wheeled odometer. With enough weels to register the 100 millions place, I wonder if it records the age of the rock? Your are absolutely correct, this is a fossilized geocronometer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, FranzBernhard said: Your are absolutely correct, this is a fossilized geocronometer! My iPhone 30 has a built in geocronometer reader. Just aim at any rock or fossil to obtain age. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 40 minutes ago, TqB said: I agree, looks like a fragment of a rugosan showing dissepiments from the outer area. Another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeyjoe Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Fossilized geochronometer it is! Before it was fossilized, was it self-winding, or did it get its energy directly from the sun? Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, smokeyjoe said: Fossilized geochronometer it is! Before it was fossilized, was it self-winding, or did it get its energy directly from the sun? Thanks everyone. You do realize that they are serious in some respect ? These have been used to determine the number of days in a paleo year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeyjoe Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 The iPhone 30 comment threw me off! I have so much to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeyjoe Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 The comment about enough wheels to register the 100 million place didn't help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, smokeyjoe said: The comment about enough wheels to register the 100 million place didn't help! If anyone suggests that you lick it as a "test" they are just messing with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I agree with Tarquin and the others: probably a section through the dissepiments of a rugose coral. However, it's probably best if you lick it, just to be sure. Sure of what is another matter. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeyjoe Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: If anyone suggests that you lick it as a "test" they are just messing with you. This is my first time in the big city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, smokeyjoe said: This is my first time in the big city! Welcome to the forum. It's a great little community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeyjoe Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Yes, it is. I love that it's a world-wide community, and how helpful people have been. For example, I'm sure that on my own it would have taken years to learn that I needed to lick it to be sure, but I learned that in just minutes here! By the way, it tastes a lot like a rock. Is that consistent with a geochronometer? (Want to be sure!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 11 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said: My iPhone 30 has a built in geocronometer reader. Just aim at any rock or fossil to obtain age. Sure, this old-style geocronometers will soon be outdated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 11 hours ago, smokeyjoe said: Fossilized geochronometer it is! Before it was fossilized, was it self-winding, or did it get its energy directly from the sun? Thanks everyone. You are really asking extremly difficult questions! I think, there is still not enough research done to tackle this question. Did you make a google search about this subject? Franz Bernnhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.N.FossilmanLithuania Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 19 hours ago, Rockwood said: You do realize that they are serious in some respect ? These have been used to determine the number of days in a paleo year. Yes, especially rugose coral fossils are used to determine the number of days in each Paleozoic periods and epochs, it is even written in Lithuanian book "Paleontologija" that means "Paleontology" Rockwood you told great and important idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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