Strider Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 My family and I went fossil hunting in Gallatin County, MT a few weeks ago and came across these two fossils. They had come loose from a known Cretaceous shale area which regularly produces flora fossils of various quality. After a lot of comparisons online, we keep coming back to thinking this may be dino skin, however, this is not the area for common skin finds. (as far as I know!) Any insight or ideas is appreciated!! Thank you in advance for taking the time for a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Second fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 @Troodon “...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...
Innocentx Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I don't think it's dino skin, but I'm interested as to what caused this. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Welcome to the forum I would lean against it being Dinosaur skin. Not aware of what dinosaur material if any has been found in your that county. Not sure but looks more geologic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I think it is geological, not biological. it seems to be the results of little ironstone bits spalling off the surface and leaving this bizarre pattern. That is my guess based on these pix. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I agree with JPC. These look similar to some forms of counter septarian structures. 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...
Raggedy Man Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Looks like a mud stone or shale on top of some sandstone ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I think it is a discrete layer of iron oxide (maybe hematite) on a piece of sandstone. 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...
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