Bender Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 So I’m kinda a metal detecting guy... but I keep finding things that kinda stick out like a sore thumb that are (non metallic).. actually my son found this one flooded lake in northwestern Ontario Canada...at bottom of a eroded clay bank almost on the beach... looks kinda like a horseshoe crab..trying to get some better pics... with the naked eye you can make out a segmented tail (everything really stands out when it’s wet but not sure if that’s a good idea?) any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TyBoy Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 A size may help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Looks like a Septarian nodule/concretion, to me. 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...
ynot Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Can We see the other side and edge shots? 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...
DPS Ammonite Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 See if a metal knife blade scratches it. If not, it might be chert. Here is a photo of a recently collected chert nodule (Zebra Chert) from the Red Wall Limestone near Payson, Arizona: 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...
Ludwigia Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I'm going along with the septarian idea. It would also help if you could be more precise about location. This would help us determine the local geology, which in turn can narrow down the possibilities. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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