Help! I can't tell if this is a fossil or just a rock!

[Roo]

Hello! I'm new to this site so I don't really know how it works, but a while ago I found this rock? Fossil?

Idk. In a creek bed. I'm located in Missouri near the KC area if that helps.

 It's about 5 inches long, 5 and a half in the middle circumference.

 

 

[Lone Hunter]

Welcome to the forum Looks to be a concretion maybe ironstone but clearer pictures are needed, unless an expert overrides me so hang on!

[Roo]

3 minutes ago, Lone Hunter said:

Welcome to the forum Looks to be a concretion maybe ironstone but clearer pictures are needed, unless an expert overrides me so hang on!

It does feel a lot like metal, which is why I'm skeptical on it being a fossil. But the shape is what's confusing me the most! 

[Lone Hunter]

You can scratch it with knife to see if it's metal or rock. If it's a concretion they can come in variety of strange misleading shapes.

[Roo]

2 minutes ago, Lone Hunter said:

You can scratch it with knife to see if it's metal or rock. If it's a concretion they can come in variety of strange misleading shapes.

What am I looking for when I scratch it? 

[Lone Hunter]

Whether it's metal or rock, should be able to tell the difference.

[Roo]

22 minutes ago, Lone Hunter said:

Whether it's metal or rock, should be able to tell the difference.

Scratched it, it seems to be metal. Probably not a fossil, but is it worth anything if it is concretion ironstone?

[Lone Hunter]

If it's metal it's not a concretion.

[Coco]

1 - make a shorter title : the information must be given in the body of the message and not in the title,
2 - make close-up and cropped photos,
3 - don’t hold the fossils in your hand, put them on something,
4 - always indicates provenance, Missouri is large !
5 - KC area does not speak to non-US, very numerous on this forum,
6 - always gives height in cm or inches when requesting identification.

 

I hope that helps

 

Coco

Edited December 20, 2023 by Coco