Scottnokes2015 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Hi all I found this today on rt51 between Anna and Carbondale in southern Illinois. Can anyone tell me if I'm right thinking they are work burrows or something else Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnokes2015 Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) Hi all I found this today on rt51 between Anna and Carbondale in southern Illinois. Can anyone tell me if I'm right thinking they are work burrows or something else Thank you Edited June 1, 2023 by Scottnokes2015 Forgot to attach pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Without pictures I'm only offering a guess - Full TRex skeleton with newly born child in nest! Do I win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 OK, with photos, I'll change my guess to ichnofossil and look for experts in that field to further ID> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnokes2015 Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) Hi all I found this today on rt51 between Anna and Carbondale in southern Illinois. Can anyone tell me if I'm right thinking they are work burrows or something else Edited June 1, 2023 by Scottnokes2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Yes, they look like ichnofossils of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnokes2015 Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 8 minutes ago, Isotelus2883 said: Yes, they look like ichnofossils of some sort. So some worm like creature from millions years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Yes, trace fossils. Maybe burrows, maybe not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 With photos I'll have to amend my guess to "ichnofossils of some type". Expert opinions hopefully to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 I agree with trace fossils. They may or may not be assignable to an ichnogenera, I'm not knowledgeable enough to say. I've found Conostichus on 51 there. From what I recall it is quite the good area for ichnofossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 (edited) Looks more like poorly preserved burrows of crustaceans to me, like Thalassiniodes Planolites is rarely branched and a very early ichnogenus, the shown one is branched and differs from Planolites. Thalassiniodes could look like this when the burrows are incomplete preserved Edited June 2, 2023 by rocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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