cngodles Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 This thing is big, much bigger than clams and brachiopods I usually find. I haven’t attempted to remove it yet, because things this size usually break up when chipped out. I see shell material and some ridges in the steinkern. Excuse my clean hammer. Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ludwigia Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Looks to me like it could be a straight nautilus. The red marks the course of what may be the phragmocone chamber. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 58 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Looks to me like it could be a straight nautilus. The red marks the course of what may be the phragmocone chamber. Hard to be sure but that's my first thought too. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 If it is, it isn't showing any growth lines, as I would expect. Possibly a steinkern. 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...
cngodles Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Different perspective: Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 I’m going to attempt to at least isolate it from the rock. Should I maybe cut with the relation of the longer part of the oval or something different? Planning on using a rock cutting wheel to make a rectangle and slowly chisel away other parts of the whole rock. Suggestions are welcome though! Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I don't think it will be identifiable even if you should somehow manage to free it from the matrix. I wouldn't spend any time trying. I would just label it indet (indeterminate) and store it for further study if similar specimens are found later. Take a reference photo to keep "on file" for the same reason. The time would be better spent looking for additional specimens. Only saying what I would do. If you think you can learn something by attempting to isolate it go for it. 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...
cngodles Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 Above the yellow line. I think I see a septum line. Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Much better photo! I see a similar structure directly above that one, although a bit more difficult to distinguish. The dark ridge at the upper right is also interesting. 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...
cngodles Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 A last few photos unless I start to break this apart. As it dries it seems like I might be able to expose just a little more. It looks like the orange portion is exposed on both the left and right side in the first photo. 2nd photo is a close up of the exposed right portion and the 3rd photo is the entire rock. I do wonder what the white oval above it is. If you look closely, also, up and to the left of the specimen in the full rock there is a spired gastropod on the edge of the rock. Gastropod: Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Finally broke most of this away from the rock. The shell material was three layers, with smooth sides on both the inside and outside. I have more photos, but this is what I have access to now. Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Detail of the exposed shell material. Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 And here is my final submission on this piece. It's about as exposed as it will get. I also have Oyster as a possibility now. Top (use in relation when I say left, etc) Top Turned 90deg Top turned 180 deg Top turned 135deg (this shows the ridge in the back) Same with CM scale Closer view of the ridged back, perhaps it's just layers of sediment Mold removed from left side showing shell layers (cm scale) Small piece of removed shell materials Top Black and White Contrast Top Isometric view Black and White Contrast Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Very cool find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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