zs1994 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 found in meridian mississippi this rock has every characteristic of a finger even what appears to be veins and finger prints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Hate to say it, but it looks like a limestone nodule with chert inclusions... not a fossil. Certainly not a fossilized finger. I see fingerprints on the living fingers but cannot see them on the specimen. : ( 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 That's kind of cool. I agree with jpc but could we see a shot of the other side and one from the end--especially if its broken on the end so we can see a crossection of it? I'm wondering if the fingerprints you are seeing are some kind of very thin banding/layers in the chert... Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Definitely looks to be of geological origin rather than biological. Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zs1994 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zs1994 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Just now, zs1994 said: back end of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 So you are proposing that the lighter inclusions are bones and the tan color is flesh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 +1 Limestone with chert -1 to finger 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Just to add that at the time these stones were petrified, there were no human beings running around in Meridian Mississippi. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Doesn't really resemble a finger. I agree with geologic origin. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Thanks for the additional photos! They confirm JP's original ID that its a weathered rock with some inclusions. It does have a general finger like shape to it. The streaks appear to be mineral veins running thru it or on it..that small raised area that I circled at the top of the photo also appears to either be a mineral or fossil fragment. Regards, Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaKat Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I totally think it’s possible this is a fossilized primate finger from at least 10,000 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, MamaKat said: I totally think it’s possible this is a fossilized primate finger from at least 10,000 years ago. Although this is an older topic, there is no evidence this is a finger. Shape is just one of many characteristics that help us understand the origin of the rocks we study. We have the ability to believe anything is true...proving it is quite different. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, MamaKat said: I totally think it’s possible this is a fossilized primate finger from at least 10,000 years ago. I doubt that. Last time primates inhibited N. America was in the Eocene period 56 to 33 million years ago when earth warmed and palm trees were growing in Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, MamaKat said: I totally think it’s possible this is a fossilized primate finger from at least 10,000 years ago. Definitely not a fossilized primate finger. 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...
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