jdu98a Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 This was found behind my house in the woods in western TN, just outside Memphis. It looks to me to be the shape of a joint of some kind, and the underside has clear structures that look like marrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 The last images seem to show a fenestrate bryozoan, so I'm thinking it is not a bone. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdu98a Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Kane said: The last images seem to show a fenestrate bryozoan, so I'm thinking it is not a bone. Kane, the underside where you see those structures also shimmers slightly (like with tiny crystals) under light. Would that also be consistent with bryozoan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 It might be on account of the mineral that replaced it. I'm wondering if the mineral that is giving the glimmer might be something like calcite. And this is what your image conjured up in my mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenestella_(bryozoan) 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peto Lithos Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 To me this looks more like a broken coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I thought coral was a possibility also, but in looking closely at this one view, I think the area circled in red clearly shows it to be a fenestrate bryozoan as @Kane suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 +1 fenestrate bryozoan. 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...
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