New Members Ewalt330 Posted April 19 New Members Share Posted April 19 I apologize in advance...I know nothing of fossils. A friend gave me this. It's from the coal mine by Sparta Illinois. The same mines that the pyrite suns come from. He said it was a snail. Here's my dumb question... is the snail the whole thing or just the small circle in the middle? As i stated...i know nothing of this so thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 It's the whole thing, but not a snail. It appears to me to be either a spiral nautiloid or an ammonoid. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Agree with coiled nautiloid. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ewalt330 Posted April 19 Author New Members Share Posted April 19 5 hours ago, Ludwigia said: It's the whole thing, but not a snail. It appears to me to be either a spiral nautiloid or an ammonoid. Thank you so very much!! That helps so much. It gives me a starting point to do some research and learn about it. Thank you!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ewalt330 Posted April 19 Author New Members Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Agree with coiled nautiloid. Thank you so much!! I had no idea. This helps so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ewalt330 Posted April 19 Author New Members Share Posted April 19 One more question if you guys don't mind.... should I try to clean it or leave as is? Thank you for any help. Obviously this is my first fossil lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 If you're a beginner I'd leave it as is except for giving it a good scrub with soap and water. Someone who knows what he's doing could try to carefully remove the matrix in the center. What does the reverse side look like? 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Ewalt330 Posted April 20 Author New Members Share Posted April 20 This is the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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