Fossil ID please? Fossil Eyeball?

[Sheila]

Um, hi everyone. I don't know what I'm doing here in this group (except for I tried to post and got intimidated the first time a year ago) but I cannot find ANYTHING like this and believe me it is what i say it is.

 

I'm just not sure what kind. I think it is reptilian but other than that I really have no clue and I may be wrong about even that.

 

Anyway, it is obviously an eyeball and? It's a fossil?

Oh, and I added the last three of the eye with water/oil to bring it out more to see it as much as possible...and with a flashlight to illuminate the eye which it does nicely.

 

I am in Burleson County in Texas and this is from our creek on my brothers four acres.

I have lots of anomalies to identify from the creek. Lol. Help?

 

Sorry for the doubles I should have read the instructions first but I don't want to wait another year.

And that's how it happens. Lol. Ty 

 

 

 

[CDiggs]

I'm going to call on some moderator help, @Fossildude19 @Brandy Cole, would one of you or your compatriots mind splitting this response above into it's own post?;

3 hours ago, Sheila said:

Um, hi everyone. I don't know what I'm doing here in this group (except for I tried to post and got intimidated the first time a year ago) but I cannot find ANYTHING like this and believe me it is what i say it is. I'm just not sure what kind. I think it is reptilian but other than that I really have no clue and I may be wrong about even that. Anyway, it is obviously an eyeball and? It's a fossil? Oh, and I added the last three of the eye with water/oil to bring it out more to see it as much as possible...and with a flashlight to illuminate the eye which it does nicely. I am in Burleson County in Texas and this is from our creek on my brothers four acres. I have lots of anomalies to identify from the creek. Lol. Help? Sorry for the doubles I should have read the instructions first but I don't want to wait another year. And that's how it happens. Lol. Ty 

It doesn't seem relevant to the above discussion (aside from being coincidentally found in the same County in TX) and if the OP want's responses to their ID request they'll be better served with a new post rather than replying to this one.

[Fossildude19]

This is NOT a fossil eyeball.

 

It looks like a piece of agate or chalcedony.

 

Definitely not a fossil of any kind. Sorry.

[Fin Lover]

Welcome to the forum.  Sorry, I agree that it's geological and not a fossil or eyeball.

[Brandy Cole]

Hello Sheila, and welcome to posting.

 

Whenever you have a piece you'd like to have identified, it is best to make a new topic in the Fossil ID section of the site.  That helps make sure that the largest number of members can see your post and assist with an ID.

 

Please don't be intimidated about posting.  Generally the worst that can happen is sometimes we find out that an item isn't what we expected it to be.  That has happened to almost each of us from time to time. 

 

Here, I agree that this is not an eyeball.  Instead, it appears to be a piece of chert.  I can see what drew your interest because it has some mineral in-fill in a very interesting pattern that gives it a unique look.

 

 

[Rockwood]

I think this is probably a rudist. They're common here in Cleburne and the centers often look like this. Note the symmetry of the shapes encircling it as shown in the last photo.

[Plantguy]

1 hour ago, Rockwood said:

I think this is probably a rudist. They're common here in Cleburne and the centers often look like this. Note the symmetry of the shapes encircling it as shown in the last photo.

[Rockwood]

Yes. I often find nautiloids and turrilites with only the bottom side preserved. That may explain why more of it isn't clearly recognizable. 

[Brandy Cole]

@Rockwood @Plantguy Thanks for the information.  I noticed the interesting symmetry in the markings but didn't realize rudists could look like that.  Seems like I learn something new every day here.