Akiba Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Hello, my name is Brandon Rogers. My mother has entrusted me in scouring the internet and other sources to determine what exactly it is. A Chinese woman she once worked with gave her this and told her that it would bring her good luck. It appears to be two baby turtles fossilized together but no one on the family has the proper skills or knowledge to identify whether or not it is indeed a fossil. Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tidgy's Dad Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 It seems to be two brachiopods stuck together. Or mostly the internal molds of them, with some replaced shell. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akiba Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 I'm unfamiliar with fossils all together can I ask you to to elaborate what that means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 These are brachiopods, a bivalve animal but not a clam or mollusc. You have two of a similar animal stuck together by matrix (rock) and mostly the shell seems to have gone, leaving the mold of the inside shape of the creature. (picture from Researchgate) Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akiba Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Thank you so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell Ricketts Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 It may well bring you luck, but it isn't two turtles fused/fossilized together. It does look like there is some organic/fossilized material, but it's impossible to tell what from those photos. I even downloaded them but the resolution is so low that I can't expand them without blurring everything out. We'd need good quality photos and some closeups to make any reasonable guess at an ID. I don't personally see brachiopods, but it's possible, as are a number of other things. W _________________________________ Wendell Ricketts Fossil News: The Journal of Avocational Paleontology http://fossilnews.org https://twitter.com/Fossil_News The "InvertebrateMe" blog http://invertebrateme.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Moved to Fossil ID. 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...
JohnBrewer Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I see the texture of crab/lobster John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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