BuddingPaleo Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Apologies, but this was hard to get a pic of. I had to use a magnifying glass under my camera. I don't know what it is, other than tiny and black, and I *think* it's fossil, but I could very well be wrong. But I'm curious! Just popped out of matrix around an oyster when I was digging it out. Any ideas? (In sw Fl.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Looks like a prehistoric jelly belly! Phosphate 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, ynot said: Looks like a prehistoric jelly belly! Phosphate nodule. I like the first one a lot better “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: I like the first one a lot better Jelly babies are good. Maybe The Doctor paid me a visit a loooong time ago...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Thank you ynot. With some more reading maybe it can tell me a little more of the story of how my fossils formed. Very nifty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AnThOnY- Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Kind of looks like a pycnodont tooth to me Edit: noticed it was Florida, so some kind of drum fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, -AnThOnY- said: Kind of looks like a pycnodont tooth to me Edit: noticed it was Florida, so some kind of drum fish? Thanks. I'll look into that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, BuddingPaleo said: Jelly babies are good. Maybe The Doctor paid me a visit a loooong time ago...lol Rather early than late Jelly babies are good, though I’ve only ever had a few. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Rather early than late Jelly babies are good, though I’ve only ever had a few. Yes, hate it when he's late! You can buy jelly babies at the flea market here. Yummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I think it’s a modern seed. You might try keeping it damp and seeing if it swells or germinates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 19 minutes ago, Al Dente said: I think it’s a modern seed. You might try keeping it damp and seeing if it swells or germinates. Good idea. On it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 An inspection of my one drum tooth fossil is blue on black when compared to Al Dente's experience I'm sure, but it does seem to be lacking in some key features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 I got it wet, and the white is melting away, it's a hollow groove. And it isn't actually black, it's got a blue grey halo to it. (I put it under a brighter light. Tried to take a pic, but you can't tell. I'll try again after a long soak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 6 hours ago, BuddingPaleo said: Jelly babies are good. Maybe The Doctor paid me a visit a loooong time ago...lol Here is a video where Dr. Who offers Jelly Babies to many people. They look yummy; I will have to try some. 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...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 That's a little bit of awesomeness. And the best Dr. too! Lol I think we got a smidge off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: . They look yummy; I will have to try some. They come in a lot of flavors, make sure You pick a flavor You like. 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...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 minute ago, ynot said: They come in a lot of flavors, make sure You pick a flavor You like. Yellow all day. My humble suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 I soaked him over night. A lot more of the matrix dissolved. Took the best photos I could manage. (Waiting on my microscopic camera.) Color still not coming through... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 20 hours ago, ynot said: Phosphate nodule. ynot looking retrams ? (smarter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I’m guessing the white was calcite, if the water was slightly acidic it would dissolve it. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 21 minutes ago, Rockwood said: ynot looking retrams ? (smarter) 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...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 minute ago, WhodamanHD said: I’m guessing the white was calcite, if the water was slightly acidic it would dissolve it. I'm on a well, don't know how acidic my water is, but I know it's extremely mineral heavy. My soil and fossils are often red and rusty looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 This does not look right for a fish tooth to Me. I still think it is a phosphate 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...
BuddingPaleo Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, ynot said: This does not look right for a fish tooth to Me. I still think it is a phosphate nodule. Kinda where I'm at too. I looked up phosphate nodule with calcite and found similar, if not as shiny, things. Now reading up on it more so I can relate it. I have a deep want to know what my environment looked like and the processes it went through. I think if it's a nodule it'll help me with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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