Chris Kimo Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I've had this fossil in my draw for a couple of weeks and curiosity has got the better of me and I'm dying to figure out what it is, I've researched what I believe it could be and keep reaching dead ends. Any help would be appreciated! I discovered this odd shaped fossil a couple of weeks back and I'm bewildered what it could be or could be part of. It was found either on the isle of sheppey or folkston my fossils kind of got jumbled up from the day so I can't be certain. But location might help with identification. Any help will be much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Looks to me like one chamber of a good sized ammonite. 3 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Looks like a fragment of some type of nautiloid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 +1 for Ammonite/ammonoid chamber. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 + 7 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 +14 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Yah. I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Definitely a broken out chamber from a larger ammonite. Some call them “cat’s paws”. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sberebit Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Why an ammonite? I don't see that at all. I've looked ammonite up and I don't see it. Could someone please explain? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 @JeffreyP posted this: <img src='http://www.thefossilforum.com/uploads/gallery/album_2187/gallery_13044_2187_476738.jpg' alt='Ammonite pieces from New Jersey' title='Ammonite pieces from New Jersey' data-role='theImage'> This was for sale on a well known site. Your specimen is the end of the picture on the right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 54 minutes ago, Sberebit said: Why an ammonite? I don't see that at all. I've looked ammonite up and I don't see it. Could someone please explain? Thank you. In case it isn't obvious, this is a cast of only one of the chambers in the series that make up the shell that is seen in most examples. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Sberebit said: Why an ammonite? I don't see that at all. I've looked ammonite up and I don't see it. Could someone please explain? Thank you. Here's a photo of an ammonite cut in half and polished. Each segment you see is a growth chamber. Your specimen is an internal cast of one chamber. 1 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...
Chris Kimo Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Thanks for the help Guys! Yeah I see it now on minnbuckeye's picture post. I've zoomed into the piece that resembles it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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