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Petrified snake from Colorado?


CBDeMiller

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I inherited an interesting rock/fossil from my father and wondered if it was an authentic petrified snake segment.  He was a physician, and received it from one of his patients back in the 1970's.  The patient was a fossil/rock hunter in the Colorado region and said it was from the area.  Those are all the details I have.  Are there really fossilized snake segments like this around?  It appears to have a segmented outer casing of 2-3mm around the whole piece.  A circular (spine?) runs through the length of the piece on one side.  The interior is fully crystalized.

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Those very beautiful suture patterns are actually indicative of an ammonite.

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Agreed with Kane part of an ammonite, a beautiful crystallized piece

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Yes, the straight-shelled ammonite Baculites, i think. 

Very nice heirloom. :)

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Agreed - Nice Baculites segment.

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Definitely a baculite which are common in parts of Colorado., especially along the Front Range. Beautiful suture patterns on it. 

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yes, baculite.  Common in much of Colorado.  It is a very nice one.  

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Hi,

 

OK with baculite, with calcite cristals.

 

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Wow - you folks are amazing.  Looks just like the Baculites pix I found on the web.  Nice to have a strong ID on this - but my octogenerian father will be surprised it's not a prehistoric rattler.  Thanks everyone

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