kevinnix Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 hi all, looking for help with this fossil, found in the southern part of the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Size is about the size of the last joint of your Thumb. Any help will be much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I'm afraid I couldn't hazard a guess, but it certainly does look interesting. Now I'm curious to hear what others may suggest. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Could you take more pictures? I have honestly no clue to this and I am not an expert, but maybe some pictures of the entire thing can help. Regards, indominus rex Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Fruiting body of a fungus ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Fruiting body of a fungus ? I think you may be right. There are raggedy bits at the bottom that don't look fossil. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinnix Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 thanks for help so far everyone, this is the only other photo i can supply, not very good photo, sorry Flinders Ranges in South Australia are famous for the occurence of Ediacaran fossils, but i’m not sure if this is relevant to this fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 That's one of it's nephews kids living with an algae up in the corner there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinnix Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 yes, the whole thing is most unusual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Looks like a worn tube worm colony to Me. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Flinders Range fossils are usually just impressions in the orange, red or occasionally greyish rock or maybe slightly raised, nothing like this. Here is mine. The holdfast mark of Medusina mawsoni, a rangeomorph, once thought to be a jellyfish, hence the name. 3 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I'm in the fungus camp. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Has this been removed from the matrix or are these pictures of it in situ? It's very similar to certain insect egg cases. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Innocentx said: Has this been removed from the matrix or are these pictures of it in situ? It's very similar to certain insect egg cases. Good point. Better try soaking it in water. If it softens and swells . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I think they all are modern lichens, including the specimen in question. 4 " 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...
kevinnix Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 thankyou again to everyones suggestions, most helpfull ! After seeing your replies, and replies from other online scources, I lean towards - 1. modern lichen growth 2. mineralogical nodule, (limestone, or other) to answer your questions, it is fixed to the sandstone. thanks again everybody ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 The finger-like creature it's a lichen overgrowth, in my opinion. 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...
kevinnix Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 thanks abyssunder, i tend to agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Perhaps the lichen's fruiting body. Example: 1 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinnix Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 thanks for photo Innocentx, definite similarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 from: Droser et al/2006/pal.pal,pal) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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