firefightermech Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I found this in my back yard which was farm land 40 plus years ago about 50 yards from a drainage easement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Welcome to the forum. It looks like an iron-stone concretion to me. 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Steve Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 2 hours ago, GeschWhat said: Welcome to the forum. It looks like an iron-stone concretion to me. That’s what I was going to say but I was going to wait for someone smarter than me to say it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I can imagine it being a bivalve steinkern with the hinge line being on the left in the smaller photo. I suspect the layered look inside is a contraindication though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 9 hours ago, Sagebrush Steve said: That’s what I was going to say but I was going to wait for someone smarter than me to say it first. I was going to wait for the same reason, but I figured it wouldn't be the first time if I was proven wrong. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 At least He is not asking if it is a petrified peach. i agree with concretion. 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...
firefightermech Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Here are more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Confirms my hunch that these are not fossils, I’m afraid. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefightermech Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 I'm not disappointed really, it's nice to know what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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