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GeschWhat Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Can we see photos from other angles and something to provide scale? Welcome to the forum! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dclark2442 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Yes I'm trying to do that. Every time I do it says the file is too large. It's nonmetallic and about 2.5 inches long, 1.5 tall and an inch thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Reminds me of a phosphate nodule. Where was this found? 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...
Dclark2442 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Found in a dry pond at golf course in larned ks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Agree with Tim, a non fossil nodule. 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...
Plax Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 6 hours ago, GeschWhat said: Can we see photos from other angles and something to provide scale? Welcome to the forum! I see where you're going. The second pic is reminiscent of one of your favorites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Is it fairly light as it looks like coal. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dclark2442 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Actually, it feels dense and heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 first pic looks like it shows borings and second pic looks a bit convoluted like a coprolite. Phosphatic material in lag deposits gets beat up and rounded like this. Any more phosphatic or black clasts associated with this? Any other fossils such as shells etc? You should check your state geology map to see what formation is exposed in the area. A phosphatic nodule, as fossildude19 points out, is often a fossil; not just a rock. The borings, if that's what they are, are trace fossils for instance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Plax said: first pic looks like it shows borings and second pic looks a bit convoluted like a coprolite. Phosphatic material in lag deposits gets beat up and rounded like this. Any more phosphatic or black clasts associated with this? Any other fossils such as shells etc? You should check your state geology map to see what formation is exposed in the area. A phosphatic nodule, as fossildude19 points out, is often a fossil; not just a rock. The borings, if that's what they are, are trace fossils for instance. Agreed. The second photo does look a bit like a coprolite - the others not so much. What about an ivory fragment? 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dclark2442 Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 I will check into it. No other fossils near it. The pond has been dug out several times. Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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