FossilBrian Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) I found this while fishing on the beach if a cove in Massachusetts. It was below a huge rock cliff. Other fossils have been found in the same cove. I don't know what kind of rock the cliff is but this was certainly way different. Edited May 18, 2019 by FossilBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Can we have some pictures from lots of angles with a ruler for scale John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Not seeing any pictures. 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...
Rockwood Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Iron carbonate concretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Yeah, it does not look like a fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Very interesting specimen. Not a fossil, but definitely worth collecting. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilBrian Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: Iron carbonate concretion. Since this is a concretion should I attempt to break it open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, FossilBrian said: Since this is a concretion should I attempt to break it open? You can if you like. Concretions are quite common. I usually hang on to a specimen until I'm quite sure that I can easily find another like it or until I actually do. This way you don't demolish something you can't replace. If you decide that you must know what's inside, go for it. Like I said, concretions of this type are quite common, and in general any rock you find in any area is only one of many like it. It can be one-of-a-kind, but the odds of that are slim. You know the area where you found it much better than I do. It's your choice. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 There probably won't be fossils in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, Aurelius said: There probably won't be fossils in it. I agree, but it's fun and educational to see what's inside sometimes, especially for those who are new to fossils and geology in general. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, Aurelius said: There probably won't be fossils in it. Agreed. Had things progressed differently the carbonate may have become shell fossils. The degree of homogenization makes it seem unlikely to contain a fossil though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchomimus20 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 i don't see any fossils there sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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