Sonickmonx Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Anybody ever seen anything like this? Due to the site it's from could be anything from Cretaceous - Pleistocene. The site is well known for paleocene croc coprolites so my first thought was these were footprints of something in a croc coprolite, but that doesn't quite make sense. Maybe it's a burrow of something in phosphate? Maybe it's an indention of something? Any ideas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Either burrowing or feeding traces is my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 This is very intriguing! I've got nothing, really. Burrow is certainly a possibility, but my mind is leaning towards impression. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Weird looking thing. I agree with @Carlthey look like impressions of something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Looks man made; possible impression of steel cable or rope. Looks like bubbles indicating man made. 2 2 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 You could try burning it, see if it smells like tar or plastic... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonickmonx Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 46 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: Looks man made; possible impression of steel cable or rope. Looks like bubbles indicating man made. This is a really good thought, I didn’t even consider it might be man made… I’ll follow that lead tonight and see if it melts or has a smell when exposed to flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Watertight connector and a 10-gauge stranded wire could explain it all right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Steve Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 And what about all the diamonds embedded in the matrix (looks like asphalt to me). Or maybe they are just glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 16 minutes ago, Sagebrush Steve said: And what about all the diamonds embedded in the matrix (looks like asphalt to me). Or maybe they are just glass Just plain old quartz beach sand, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted Friday at 01:39 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:39 PM On 1/30/2024 at 7:04 AM, Sonickmonx said: I’ll follow that lead tonight and see if it melts or has a smell when exposed to flame. Well, what were the results? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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