New Members Mojave fossils Posted January 20, 2020 New Members Posted January 20, 2020 Several clear images of different shapes on a rock that is about 1 inch in diameter. Found exploring on oustkirts of Las Vegas, NV. Are those images Amoebas? Cretaceous Period? I'm new here, so I hope I did this post correctly. Thanks for any input!
Ludwigia Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 You photos are much too blurry to be able to make out any details, but for your information, amoeba are one celled creatures which cannot be seen with naked eye, so I'm sorry to disappoint you in saying that these cannot possibly be amoeba. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/
Fossildude19 Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. These remind me of oncolites. Coincidentally, I came across a youtube video of trilobite collecting in the Mojave, yesterday. BTW, please refrain from using all capital letters. It is the equivalent of shouting or screaming on the internet. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me
New Members Mojave fossils Posted January 20, 2020 Author New Members Posted January 20, 2020 oops. I will not use capitals in my texts. I promise I wasn't screaming, lol. I will revise my pics. thanks for the advice .
New Members Mojave fossils Posted January 20, 2020 Author New Members Posted January 20, 2020 these are better images of my earlier images that were to blurry.
Ludwigia Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 I'll go along with Fossildude19's suggestion that these could be oncolites 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/
fossilcrazy Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 I also agree that Oncolites would be a good identification of your find. Being a weathered rock some detail is seen and some lost. A polished cross section would tell a lot. 1
New Members Mojave fossils Posted January 20, 2020 Author New Members Posted January 20, 2020 thank. will do.
Pemphix Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 No amoeba as Ludwigia already stated. Maybe reef-debris or oncolite, depends on what the better pics will tell... 1
Fossildude19 Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 Topics merged. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me
Pemphix Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 Looks like reef-debris imho (fragments of corals, molluscs etc). I do not see the concentric "shale-shape" nor the "center" in the middle what is typical for oncolites....
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