Chomper Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I was at Matako cabins this weekend and found this where parts of the cliff had broke away. It looks like a turtle shell. Can any one ID this for me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Chomper said: So Tiny .... I don't see any suture lines to identify it as turtle. In this image you can see the tell-tale signs of a 'wavy' scallop texture. Looks like a bivalve steinkern (cast/mold) is in there at least. That area is well known for its fantastic shell fauna. For comparison: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 That was the bottom/inside. It was attached to a large piece of dirt,shells,etc. I didn't want to remove anymore around it after I chipped a piece off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I believe the pieces are too irregular to be shell sutures 2 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It may possibly be the internal mold of something, but i think just a limestone nodule. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefoot Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 What about a badly worn crab shell? One side is pretty obviously dirt and shell debris (and you can see the shell imprint), but the other side is ... strange. The curved shape of it does make me think turtle or crab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I am also seeing more of an internal mold of a clam thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 + 1 for clam. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Awesome, thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 This appears to be a CAST, not a mold. Casts are solid, molds are hollow (oversimplification for understanding and remembering). http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The first photo looks like a cracked turtle shell and this photo below outlined in red looks a like a entire turtle sitting on shells to me. Can a turtle fossilize is the question? Or is it a cast of a turtle? @Chomper @Harry Pristis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Sorry, BV, I see no evidence that this ever was a turtle. I see cracks in the rounded surface, but these appear to be random, not the regular or geometrical sutures you'd see in a turtle carapace. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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