New Members Roo Posted December 20, 2023 New Members Share Posted December 20, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Welcome to the forum Looks to be a concretion maybe ironstone but clearer pictures are needed, unless an expert overrides me so hang on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Roo Posted December 20, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted December 20, 2023 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Roo Posted December 20, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted December 20, 2023 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Whether it's metal or rock, should be able to tell the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Roo Posted December 20, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted December 20, 2023 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 If it's metal it's not a concretion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) 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 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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