beachgal Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) I found this in the gulf off Venice Fl. It is 3 inches long and 1 3/4 wide. It does not appear to be porous. I have been collecting fossils for over a year now and have never seen anything like this before. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks Edited July 15, 2013 by beachgal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachgal Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Here are 2 more photos of this mystery item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmerlin Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hi Beachgal , are there igneous/volcanic rocks in the are you found this , if so it could be part of a pilow lava section that has become weathered but as I say im not certain as Im not sure of the geology there 1 "A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind... or nothing at all' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmerlin Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hi Beachgal , are there igneous/volcanic rocks in the are you found this , if so it could be part of a pilow lava section that has become weathered but as I say im not certain as Im not sure of the geology there the two last pics would be the undereath of the lava flow and the second pic first post would be the top where the lava bubbled to the surface the striations on the rock in the last post could show the direction of flow of the lava 1 "A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind... or nothing at all' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I don't think there has been any volcanic activity in Florida for millions of years. It is a very interesting looking thing It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 This is one of the more bizarre objects I have seen posted to the Forum! It really looks organic in some ways, but I have no clue as to its identity. Hopefully, something about it will ring a bell for someone. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) Oddest thing I've seen in a while. If you had only showed one sie of it (either side!) I'd have had a suggestion as to its identity - a different suggestion for each side. One side looks like a series of cetacean cervical vertebrae in a nodule which has become water worn and rounded. Way too small for that, of course. The other side looks a bit like a coprolite. The pictures aren't quite in focus enough for me to say anything more..... Edited July 13, 2013 by RichW9090 The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachgal Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 This item is definitely not cement, it has a gritty feel to it. Could it be sediment that has formed around another object? Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I could take this for identification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Is this one of a number of similar rocks you noticed or is this the only one ?? Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachgal Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 We've seen only one other one quite a while ago but failed to pick it up at that time. So this is the only one in our possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 OK ... another question. Is it light in hand or does it feel as heavy as an average rock of similar size ? Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachgal Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 It is lighter than a rock of this size but it is also hollow straight thru. There are 5 "columns" on each side that are connected only on the top and bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmerlin Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 sorry BeachgalI I was way off the mark with my Id !!! but I was going on the look of this unusual but intriguing find, perhaps I should have found out more about the geology before jumping to unfounded conclusions Hope an Id can be found soon for you regards Chris "A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind... or nothing at all' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 bump....Not a type of rock I know of...so I'm no help ...... Molar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I've seen this type of thing once before. I'm hunting my files... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Can't seem to find the image I am looking for but I feel pretty sure this is a septarian nodule in which a line of the dessication cracks has cleaved revealing some of the other perpendicular cracks that hadn't yet filled with a secondary mineral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Is the second image of the bottom or a side? If it is the side please show us the bottom. Those lines around the slits are very intriguing. edit: Ok now I can see that the 3rd picture is the bottom view. It sure doesn't seem like this could be geological. Edited July 16, 2013 by BobWill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Piece of turtle shell? "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachgal Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 This is not turtle shell. Septarian nodule sounds more plauseable. Carl, I am very interested in the picture if you do come across it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachgal Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Wow beachgal, you have stumped the forum, I'm surprised....I think I have seen this before on the forum, but I cant place were and when.....so to start a new I'm thinking maybe, wood/fossil wood? But, dang if it dont look like an odd chunk of limestone? Edited July 18, 2013 by bdevey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Could it be a seed pod?? Or rather one half. The seeds could have nestled in the gaps. Edited July 18, 2013 by Batty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Found it! Saw this one in 2005. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Appears the mystery is solved Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Great work, Carl! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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