00gentrycw Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Is it possible, in areas known to have poor conditions for fossil formation, to find partially decomposed fossils? having somewhat of a deflated look to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 It very much depends on what the initial conditions were for the organism, and if there was exposure and/or predation. The "look" of fossils in matrix may also be attributable to the fossilization process. For instance, deep anoxic seas with silt and pressure appear to flatten some of the fossils, whereas near-shore deposition can retain more of a 3D appearance. Moreover, if there was diagenetic reworking of the material can also be a consideration. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 @Kane said it all! @00gentrycw, welcome to TFF from Austria! Would you like to provide a pic or two and the formation you are speaking of? Thank you! Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Siberian mammoths and mummified sloths in the American West come to mind. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) E.g.: A mummified Pleistocene gray wolf pup Julie Meachen Matthew J. Wooller, Benjamin D. Barst , Juliette Funck, Carley Crann , Jess Heath , Molly Cassatt-Johnstone , Beth Shapiro, Elizabeth Hall , Susan Hewitson , and Grant Zazula Curr.Biol. Volume 30, Issue 24, 21 December 2020, Pages R1467-R1468 "Canidae,juvenile,taphonomy" However, periglacial environments have proven to be conducive to soft part preservation,so I'm not sure if this helps in the issue at hand 1-s2.0-S0960982220316869-main.pdf Edited February 25 by doushantuo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) Biostratinomic alterations of an Edmontosaurus “mummy” reveal a pathway for soft tissue preservation without invoking “exceptional conditions” Stephanie K. Drumheller , Clint A. Boyd, Becky M. S. Barnes, MindyL. Householder Citation: Drumheller SK, Boyd CA, Barnes BMS, Householder ML (2022) Biostratinomic alterations of an Edmontosaurus “mummy” reveal a pathway for soft tissue preservation without invoking “exceptional conditions”. PLoS ONE 17(10): e0275240. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0275240 edmontosaurdrumkPLOShouseholdboydjournal.pone.0275240.pdf size slightly under 8 Mb Edited February 25 by doushantuo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00gentrycw Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 On 2/24/2024 at 7:07 AM, 00gentrycw said: Is it possible, in areas known to have poor conditions for fossil formation, to find partially decomposed fossils? having somewhat of a deflated look to them? sorry for the delay, once i heard a yes i started working on trying to clean some of them up.. here are just a few.. 20240316_203340.heic 20240316_194617.heic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Ummmm… I’m not seeing any fossils here…… what do you think they are? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tidgy's Dad Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The third photo could be chert, the first two are grey rocks. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ludwigia Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 This last one isn't a fossil either. You were asked what kind of fossil you think they are. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Still just a rock…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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