Jkale18 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 is this a plant fossil? just wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Could be some kind of algae. Not sure though. Probably geologic. Let some other people give opinions. Sure looks very cool though. Great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkale18 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 thanks i found a little tiny piece and washed it to make sure it was not live moss and it is not alive so looks like it might be a fossil found i found it in northern california Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkale18 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 unless its stuck on really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Could be lichen or mineral differences in/on the rock. (hard to be sure with the quality of the focus.) Do not see anything fossil about it. 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...
Ludwigia Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I agree with ynot. Could very well be ingrained lichens or a mineral stain, but without a more sharply focussed photo it's just guesswork. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I agree with ynot. Could very well be ingrained lichens or a mineral stain, but without a more sharply focussed photo it's just guesswork. Agree with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I'd break a chunk off the dark end and see if the objects penetrate the rock. The dark specs look like holes but could be by the dissolution of minerals or represent fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Yes, could be endolithic lichens and they can also leave the little 'pin holes' behind. From Researchgate : 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I would go with bioeroded limestone, possible sponge borings (Entobia). " 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...
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