GallinaPinta Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 So the beach was recently excavated and what was covered by the ocean for so many years, dried out and the sand was excavated and made into huge dunes full of old seashells and mysterious oysters and conches. I found many bivalves and i stumbled upon this weird stone that is covered in fossil like formations and shells. Any idea what it could be? Is it a fossil? Is it extinct? Its driving me NUTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I am going to provisionally guess coral. Any chance of seeing a picture of the ends? ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallinaPinta Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 I tried to post more pictures but it says i can only post 3.95 mb. How can I post more pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Try to refresh your browser. You can add 3.95 MB per posts - just reply at the bottom of this topic. Cropped and brightened: 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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GallinaPinta Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Here are more pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I'm going to go with shipworm. 2 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...
TqB Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I think it could be a serpulid. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Not a clue what this is, but very interesting. It does look very 'worm' like. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) It looks like a teredinid, maybe Kuphus. " Fossils of the extinct species, Kuphus incrassatus, have been found in rocks in Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Florida and Mississippi. " - according to Wikipedia link Edited March 30, 2019 by abyssunder 1 " 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...
abyssunder Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Kuphus “incrassatus Gabb’’ (p. 719). Length 62 mm, diameter of anterior end 13.4 mm, diameter of posterior end 6.5 mm. Locality 112a. USNM 64.7796. excerpt from here 3 " 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...
GallinaPinta Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 So how old is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 If the ID is correct, probably Miocene or Oligocene, anywhere from roughly 5-33 million years old. (My somewhat educated guess. Others might have better info.) 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...
Nimravis Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 What beach in PR? Or near what city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallinaPinta Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Nimravis said: What beach in PR? Or near what city? Aguadilla puerto rico, where christopher colombus first set foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, GallinaPinta said: Aguadilla puerto rico, where christopher colombus first set foot A very close friend of mine is from that very area. His father is an archaeologist there. Small world! 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...
Nimravis Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 34 minutes ago, GallinaPinta said: Aguadilla puerto rico, where christopher colombus first set foot I climb the boulders on the beach when we visit there and my wife has family in Aguada as well as Coamo. We will be out there again in September, I can’t wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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