BLT Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I found this while searching for fossils in Alabama this week. Can anyone identify it for me? (Mississippian/Tuscumbia Limestone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BLT Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Does anyone have thoughts on its identity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 The shape is reminiscent of a heavily encrusted gastropod... 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Either what Kane mentioned......or possibly more of a geologic feature? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Looks more geologic to me. 2 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...
BLT Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Thanks y’all! I’ve actually been wondering the same thing since I found it. (gastropod or simply geologic) Something about it doesn’t quite seem to fit either identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 This might be a candidate for using some dental picks to remove what could be the encrusted portion... but it may also reveal that it is indeed more an abiotic geological origin. Either way, you'll hopefully know for sure! 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Gotcha. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Some of its features suggest gastropod, but I wouldn't bet on it. 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...
abyssunder Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Might it be a cephalopod in a sever diagenetic transformation? " 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...
BLT Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, abyssunder said: Might it be a cephalopod in a sever diagenetic transformation? A quick google tells me that diagenetic transformation is a bit over my head. I will have to read more about it later. Thank you though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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