Moses Oberlander Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, JohnJ said: They remind me of old carbon battery rod fragments. they are tiny. look at the first pictures on this post..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, Moses Oberlander said: they are tiny. look at the first pictures on this post..... True, but not outside the range of smaller batteries as a possibility. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moses Oberlander Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, JohnJ said: True, but not outside the range of smaller batteries as a possibility. I've never seen batteries this small. except for the cells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Moses Oberlander said: I've never seen batteries this small. except for the cells These would be the carbon rods within old closed cell batteries. They are much narrower than the battery itself. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Maybe the Big Brook regulars would have some idea - @Carl @Jeffrey P @frankh8147 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...
The Jersey Devil Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) The two "rods" are steinkerns of worm tubes, likely Longitubus lineatus. If they were phragmacone steinkerns of belemnites, you'd expect some tapering, and if better preserved, some rings around the circumference. They also don't match the preservation and structure of a belemnite guard. Edited July 15, 2022 by The Jersey Devil 2 2 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 6:01 PM, The Jersey Devil said: The two "rods" are steinkerns of worm tubes, likely Longitubus lineatus. If they were phragmacone steinkerns of belemnites, you'd expect some tapering, and if better preserved, some rings around the circumference. They also don't match the preservation and structure of a belemnite guard. Would one not expect some tapering or bending on L. lineartus casts? This does seem like a possible fit, though I am not seeing any other specimen of this ID that match these specimen. ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 12:01 PM, The Jersey Devil said: The two "rods" are steinkerns of worm tubes, likely Longitubus lineatus. If they were phragmacone steinkerns of belemnites, you'd expect some tapering, and if better preserved, some rings around the circumference. They also don't match the preservation and structure of a belemnite guard. For everyone's edification, do you have examples from your collection? Being a local, you've probably seen many. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 The glossy (phosphatic) black cylinders are a type of worm. Or at least have been identified as such in several publications. The rock with parallel ridges is a partial cast of a bivalve of some sort. IMHO Yall went down a rabbit hole on that belemnite idea. Again IMHO 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 8 hours ago, JohnJ said: For everyone's edification, do you have examples from your collection? Being a local, you've probably seen many. I would have to dig stuff out and photograph it but I have many in my Big Brook collection. Actually quite common 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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