Ismael Invernizzi Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Hello everyone! Can someone help me with the dentification of this fossil? I found it in the debris in a quarry in the Dordogne region of France. Thank you, Ismael Invernizzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Welcome to the Forum, Ismael. I think this may be a concretion, or nodule. I am not seeing any detail that would indicate fossil. I suppose it could be a steinkern of a bivalve or brachiopod. Do you know the age of the sediments exposed in the quarry? 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 September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 And, no it almost certainly is not an avocado. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismael Invernizzi Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Thanks for the answers. I don't know what period the sediments dates back to. What made me think that it was a fossil is a kind of "opening" in the upper part, which leaves out the filaments that can be glimpsed up to a length of 1.5 cm. I apologize for the quality of the photo but at the moment I don't have the camera. I try to add a detail of the "filaments" below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I think the filaments are most likely poorly preserved shell fragments in concretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Ismael Invernizzi said: Thanks for the answers. I don't know what period the sediments dates back to. What made me think that it was a fossil is a kind of "opening" in the upper part, which leaves out the filaments that can be glimpsed up to a length of 1.5 cm. I apologize for the quality of the photo but at the moment I don't have the camera. I try to add a detail of the "filaments" below. Enhanced: Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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