Id love to know more about this piece i found.

[Wrenchchik]

I found this in Ellsworth county kansas.  I am very curious what it is and how it came to be. It looks to be wood with a layer of fossils.  

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[Wolf89]

That's a neon pink pen. Just kidding, I don't know, but more knowledgeable people will arrive shortly

[RyanDye]

Looks to be rock with burrowing organisms such as various bivalves, anything past that you'll need someone more knowledgeable than me, but I doubt the ID can get much more specific than that. Also, welcome to TFF! 

 

EDIT: I meant burrowing organism burrows, not the organisms themselves, my bad! 

[BuddingPaleo]

I can't tell you much but I see at least 4 of what look like turritella in there.

[Fossildude19]

That looks like cone in cone structures. Not a fossil.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone-in-cone_structures

[fossilnut]

Looks like both cone in cone and +1 for turritella snail. Interesting combination with the fossil layer sitting on top?/bottom of the cones.

[Wrenchchik]

 Yes its full of gastropods.  Except in that layer.   Curious what caused it.   These are others (i have several) that were found in same general area. Obviously a lot newer as the two on the top have not turned to rock,  but they're almost identical.      I will look up cone in cone structures as i have no idea what that means

[Wrenchchik]

Thank you Tim!

[ynot]

51 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

That looks like cone in cone structures. Not a fossil.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone-in-cone_structures

I wonder if there is some selenite or gypsum crystalized veins mixed in there.

Especially the upper right piece in the last picture.

Bottom center is good example of cone in cone.

[Wrenchchik]

Anyone happen to know what the tiny clam type are? (blew up pic to show impressions)

[ynot]

Brachiopod of some type.

Unfortunately @Tidgy's Dad in on vacation in Spain, and I do not know who else to ask.

[Fossildude19]

I see some bivalve imprints in the second picture posted. Possible inoceramids or other types. 

 

[Wrenchchik]

To confirm, these are the babies (it appears to be literally covered) of the larger bivalves circled in the comment above?

Here are two pretty good examples of ones that are part of a mildly cleaned up section, right at the tip of the pen.   

[Rockwood]

1 hour ago, Wrenchchik said:

To confirm, these are the babies (it appears to be literally covered) of the larger bivalves circled in the comment above?

Ostracod is another possibility.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Lots of little bivalves, I think, not brachiopods. 

Interesting piece. 

[Fossildude19]

On 7/23/2018 at 2:40 AM, Wrenchchik said:

To confirm, these are the babies (it appears to be literally covered) of the larger bivalves circled in the comment above?

Here are two pretty good examples of ones that are part of a mildly cleaned up section, right at the tip of the pen.   

 

Not enough detail of the shell imprint left to be sure of anything.