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Brevicollis Regular Member

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Nothing of that, here in nothern Germany theyre called "Hexenschüsseln" (wichtes bowls).

It forms when sand gets impregnated with Ironsalts, so a hard crust forms on the outside. Over time, the soft sandstone in the middle erodes and a weird formed shell remains. 

Thats what you found (probably)

But yours looks very interesting, i found many of them too, but none have been that funny shaped ;)

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You are both wrong. This is obviously the fossilized womb of some ancient creature. Judging from the size probably a small mammal. You can clearly see the fetus still attached to the umbilical cord.

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GOTCHA! SORRY I COULDN'T RESIST!:default_rofl::ighappy::BigSmile::heartylaugh:

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Seriously though it looks cool and I would've picked it up and kept it too! Put it in the Cabinet of Curiosities.

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6 minutes ago, Darktooth said:

You are both wrong. This is obviously the fossilized womb of some ancient creature. Judging from the size probably a small mammal. You can clearly see the fetus still attached to the umbilical cord.

Haha:default_rofl:

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16 minutes ago, Darktooth said:

the umbilical cord.

Looks like the pedicle opening in a brachiopod shell to me. 

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18 minutes ago, Darktooth said:

GOTCHA! SORRY I COULDN'T RESIST!:default_rofl::ighappy::BigSmile::heartylaugh:

I was like WHATTTTTTT:heartylaugh:

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I'm  just seeing an Ironstone concretion. 

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4 hours ago, Brian James Maguire said:

I was like WHATTTTTTT:heartylaugh:

That means I got YOU real good!

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16 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

I'm  just seeing an Ironstone concretion. 

Well, you've basicly said what i've said but less exciting :headscratch:

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15 minutes ago, Brevicolis said:

Well, you've basicly said what i've said but less exciting :headscratch:

 

Doesn't hurt to have multiple opinions, and sometimes, the answers are not exciting.  ;)
Answers don't always need to be exciting.  Sometimes, a rock is just a rock.  :shrug:

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3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Sometimes, a rock is just a rock

True. But at least this one is a cool rock! I’d have kept it for my collection too!

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On 2/18/2024 at 9:19 PM, Darktooth said:

GOTCHA! SORRY I COULDN'T RESIST!:default_rofl::ighappy::BigSmile::heartylaugh:

Dave ! Tut-tut :shakehead:

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On 2/18/2024 at 8:01 PM, FrankZ said:

Nut? Bean? Definitely made of stone.

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That's a very sympathetic concretion.

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