Ammonight Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Help for identification? I have nearly zero experience. Thanks. 1 "The first fossil you find will always have a special place in your heart. You will hold it dear to you, as it is the beginning of a pathway of adventure and discovery." - Nathan Tan @Ammonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Looks like the cross section of a solitary coral. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Possibly. I can't really come up with an alternative, but I do have doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Base of a barnacle? 4 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...
Al Dente Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, daves64 said: Base of a barnacle? I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Yes, the attachment point of a barnacle. Here is an image from the net.(Twitter). 3 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I actually figured one out... 3 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...
caldigger Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 2 hours ago, daves64 said: I actually figured one out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 hours ago, daves64 said: I actually figured one out... Yay! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 So, not a fossil, but recent? 2 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Yes, recent. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: So, not a fossil, but recent? It does just look old doesn't it ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Yep. Just wanted to get that out there, as no one had mentioned it wasn't a fossil. 1 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...
ynot Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Just wanted to get that out there, as no one had mentioned it Sneaky! 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...
Innocentx Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 55 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: no one had mentioned it wasn't a fossil. How is this determined? "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Innocentx said: How is this determined? Essentially, it doesn't look that old when you look really close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 15 minutes ago, Innocentx said: How is this determined? Also appears to be attached to the rock rather than a part of it. 2 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...
abyssunder Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 It was easy, isn't it? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I have plenty of fossil barnacles attached to rocks, shells etc. If this was found on the beach I'd suspect modern but nothing in its appearance would make it so to me. You fellows are probably correct that it is modern assuming it was a beach find. Perhaps I missed some information regarding its provenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I presume, it is a coastal find, and the hard substrate is a rock. It will be difficult to prove it's fossil with the evidences so far. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Tag says Malaysia. 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...
Innocentx Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 This is where being informed only by photos can get tricky, I suppose. If one were to run a finger over it and feel for evidence of it being raised from the surface, then maybe that would be the evidence for recent? "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 10 hours ago, Innocentx said: This is where being informed only by photos can get tricky, I suppose. If one were to run a finger over it and feel for evidence of it being raised from the surface, then maybe that would be the evidence for recent? No. A fossil barnacle, or even a paleozoic coral could also be raised from the surface. One would need contextual evidence of fossils in the area or detailed knowledge of barnacle morphology I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I got "Malaysia" but not beach. We all tend to make assumptions and am afraid that the folks making the inquiries take these as fact. Again; I agree that this could be a beach find and modern but didn't understand how ya'll came to the conclusion that it was modern. Indeed, if this were found in a fresh slump on the beach at Calvert Cliffs everyone would know it was a fossil. If it got winnowed into the surf one might assume it was modern. In my imagination I can even see the "rock" as the end of a cetacean limb bone. I wouldn't say it was that because I need to have more evidence such as a zoomed out picture & close up of the area. Perhaps Ammonight will give us additional information regarding the specimen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 All I did was look at the picture enlarged. I could see the light source appeared to be coming from the upper right (or 2 o'clock) & the faint shadows it created faced lower left (or 7 'clock). That told me the edges were raised, indicating (to me) that it was on the surface & fairly fresh & most likely a barnacle. I know, not very scientific, just observational, but it usually work's for me. 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...
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