Big Brook Preserve – Item Found 08/17/2018

[Stypa]

Hello All,

 

First-time poster but long time lurker. I was out hunting with my daughter on the 17th at Big Brook preserve and after about 2.5 hours we found an unusual rock that may or may not be anything of interest. Along with a good series of finds in an ignored gravel bar that included sharks teeth, Belemnitella, Exogyra ( typical I know), a fox femur (should I post for ID?), and some coral, my daughter and I found a unique shaped rock. I am way too new at this to tell if it is anything. So I figured I would put this up here and hopefully a few of you will be able to offer us some assistance. We just don't know if this is a keeper or not.  Thank you to everyone who is willing to help and I can't express my gratitude enough.

 

Big Brook Preserve, NJ

Found in a gravel bar in the brook.

 

 

Edited August 28, 2018 by Stypa

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi! 

Sadly, i think you are right and it's an oddly shaped rock. 

Interesting shape, though, I would have picked it up. 

[Fossildude19]

Odd shaped rock, in my opinion, also. 

 

[Stypa]

I was skeptical that it was anything. I don't know what I don't know and in this case, it didn't hurt to ask. Thanks for the input and your time. On to more fossil hunts and the anticipation of finding something exciting!  Thanks again!

[Trevor]

Concretion

[Fossildude19]

10 hours ago, Stypa said:

I was skeptical that it was anything. I don't know what I don't know and in this case, it didn't hurt to ask. Thanks for the input and your time. On to more fossil hunts and the anticipation of finding something exciting!  Thanks again!

 

Even veteran collectors can be fooled by the brook concretions. They can be remarkable lookalikes!

Always better to bring it home and find out it is a rock, than leave a potentially awesome fossil there.  

[Walt]

I commend you on your pictures.  Nice sharp images, all four sides, great background....and not a finger to be seen.  Thank you! 

[Jeffrey P]

You mentioned finding coral. Any coral fossils you might find are probably Devonian, transported by the glacier from places up north. Favosites, a tabulate coral appears to be the most common one. However, fragments of oyster shells can sometimes resemble coral.

[Plax]

2 hours ago, Jeffrey P said:

You mentioned finding coral. Any coral fossils you might find are probably Devonian, transported by the glacier from places up north. Favosites, a tabulate coral appears to be the most common one. However, fragments of oyster shells can sometimes resemble coral.

Micrabacia? they are found at Poricy Brook for sure.