daves64 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I recently started poking around in a few different microfossil matrix packs & have been having fun... aching neck & back, but fun. Anywho, I just started with some from the Winchell fm out of Brownwood Texas, Pennsylvanian period. Listed as having crinoid stems (check), Fusilinids (check) & coral (check). I found a tiny little thing that looked like an odd shaped agate, sort of pinkish yellow in color, then a 2nd, 3rd.. I've found 8 of them so far, in just the 1st 2 teaspoons of matrix (I've got 8 oz of it). Just slightly over a mm in size. I'm thinking fish teeth, but not sure. Found this other thing that I'm not sure on as well. 1/2 cm in length & looks like a mini saw blade (sort of). I'm including a couple pics of it as well. All 3 pis are at 50x magnification. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 The top ones look more like otoliths, than teeth. 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...
Al Dente Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Maybe modern seeds for the first ones? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Cactus seeds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gturner333 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 See if they float. They do look like modern day cactus seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 For the other most likely fish spine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 They float about as well as your average chunk of granite. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 46 minutes ago, daves64 said: They float about as well as your average chunk of granite. What happens when You crush one? 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 November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 4 hours ago, gturner333 said: See if they float. They do look like modern day cactus seeds. Several sources suggest that viable cactus seeds sink in water. They look like seeds to me. See: https://www.gardenguides.com/how_8082432_grow-prickly-pear-cactus-seeds.html 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...
daves64 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 Yeah... crushed one & it looked kind of like a nut. Aw well, at least I got a fish spine. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 21 hours ago, daves64 said: Yeah... crushed one & it looked kind of like a nut. Aw well, at least I got a fish spine. And cactus seeds! Plant some! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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