CampFossil Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I found some interesting bones/rock/fossils?? Needing help to determine if they are really fossils. Found in North Central Arkansas on an exposed / eroding hill side leading to a river. I dug many of these out of red sticky clay. I really appreciate any help I can get, I’ve had these for 2 years and it’s finally time to see if I unearthed a remarkable find. Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Looks like a big concretion to me maybe even chert. Sorry, but I do not see anything that suggests fossil to me. Im sure others will chime in soon. Lets see what they say. 3 ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CampFossil Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Thanks for your quick response, I’ve been trying to do my homework and was leaning towards just cool clay formations . Sure wanted it to be fossil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I also believe they are chert nodules. They can take some really cool forms. I think this is chert, but it could be the edge of a Brachiopod. Depending upon where you are in NW AR you can find brachiopods. I think it is the Kings River area near Mountain Home that has brachiopos and maybe some crinoid material. This is a brachiopod from NW AR. It is about 3.5 inches across. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Not wanting to come off sounding abrupt, but any further ID inquiries you may have will serve you best if posted in the "Fossil ID" thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Moved to Fossil ID. 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...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 It looks like Northern Arkansas is a lot of Pennsylvanian Age rock so @KimTexan may be onto something. see the map here: https://www.geology.arkansas.gov/geology/surface-geology-web-map.html 1 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CampFossil Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 9 hours ago, caldigger said: Not wanting to come off sounding abrupt, but any further ID inquiries you may have will serve you best if posted in the "Fossil ID" thread. I’m trying to navigate the site using my phone. Thanks for the info. I will do better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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