CSimpson176 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Wanted to take advantage of the good weather and went to the creek on my farm to see if I could find anything good. The creek is located on a farm in Northern Kentucky, located in a small valley amongst the hills. As soon as I reached the creek and knelt down, I spotted this beautiful specimen and instantly recognized the shape and tapering. I can’t find any septa on it though. I find an abundance of bryozoans, brachiopods and crinoid stems. Few weeks ago, found a fragment of orthocone and had it verified on here. This is only my second and so are pretty rare on our land. Just wanted to show you all, make sure 100% it’s the real deal since you all know much, much more than I. Don’t want to keep a rock or petrified ice cream cone around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Looks like an orthocone to Me. Congratulations on the nice find! 1 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...
Wrangellian Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Nice find for sure. It's nice that it is intact down to the tip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Very, very nice specimen and very nice nature prep, thanks for sharing! 4 hours ago, CSimpson176 said: petrified ice cream cone That would be "cool", indeed! Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 nice orthocone it is rare to see them preserved like this, especialy with the tip still complete. 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 beautiful, love those guys... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSimpson176 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Thanks for the input everyone! I’m pretty tickled to find this piece and save it from the elements. Definitely my top Ordovician find so far! I also managed to find this other piece, I believe it to be a trace fossil of an orthocone that I found further up the creek. Seems like the rock wrapped around one side of the specimen and really shows the septa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 15 hours ago, CSimpson176 said: instantly recognized the shape and tapering. I can’t find any septa on it though I am bit suspicious you have a siphuncle from an orthocone cephalopod, especially without any septa visable. Here is a sample that I have that shows the septa on the right, then the siphuncle to the left. Notice the bryozoan covering part of the siphuncle. Neat! Nice find!!! Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSimpson176 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Have another possible orthocone, found this one once again up the creek. Discovered one end sticking up out of the sediments deposited on the bank of the creek. I’m very iffy about this one, can’t tell if it could be legitimate or just something geological. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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