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Here's another one from Cincinnati, do you think this is plant matter?  Possibly a leaf?

 

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Is the structure convex/concave or flat? Not like any plant fossil I have seen before.

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39 minutes ago, Cincy Fossil said:

Here's another one from Cincinnati, do you think this is plant matter?  Possibly a leaf?

 

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 This looks like a fish scale to me, ... but I wouldn't rule out a bivalve or brachiopod piece. :unsure: 

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The matrix of this specimen looks similar to that of the specimen you show in this thread. Do both come from the same locality? The other piece would then suggest a marine environment. 

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I could be wrong, but can it be a regenerated brachiopod valve after injury?

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  Looks like fish scale?  Not sure.  My question is:   what are all the little white marks on the fossil? 

 

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31 minutes ago, RJB said:

what are all the little white marks on the fossil?

Remnants of the blood vessels that fed it during growth. (I think)  

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1 hour ago, GeschWhat said:

Now that would be something! 

Perhaps the comparative image says what I think. :)

 

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