New Members pjogrinc Posted October 25, 2012 New Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 I found a fossil of what possibly is a tooth that may be a sharks tooth due to other fossils in the same rock. As I'm a raw beginer, it could be anything. We found this in Erie, PA along with many other seashell fragments and small whole shells. I believe this to be from the Devonian time period as the gray stone and local bed rock are from the Devonian time period. Observation of the rock under 10X jewelers loop shoes other types of fossils in the same media. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here are some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members pjogrinc Posted October 25, 2012 Author New Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 Here are the orig cropped pics. Was not sure I can load these larger files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Looks like a fossil scone. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) Whatever it is it looks to be folded. Maybe plant material? Edited October 25, 2012 by mikeymig Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 It looks like a paper football. Anyway, I eagerly await an id. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryK Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 It's a fragment of the interarea of a pedicle valve of a large Spirifer brachiopod. The fragment on the left shows the growth lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost1066 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Dang I was going to guess baklava. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamabear Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 ummm baklava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araucaria1959 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) I agree with GerryK: here is a link to demonstrate what he ment: http://www.google.de...iw=1246&bih=857 and I add a picture of an own specimen (Cyrtina sp., Emsian, Locality Ruppertsklamm near Lahnstein near Koblenz, Germany) to further show that I think GerryK is right. My specimen (showing the look upon the area) is not preserved very well, the tips are broken off on both sides, but this is why I show it since it allows to look upon the structures behind them, which are very similar to those of your specimen. However, I wonder about the enormous size of your specimen. What are the dimensions of the triangular structure? Most spiriferids with areas of that kind are rather small. araucaria1959 Edited October 26, 2012 by araucaria1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitekmastr Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 As a Pennsylvanian, delighted to see an interesting PA fossil! Sorry it looks more like a shell than tooth or fin, but keep hunting - there are fossil teeth and fins out there...we've found a few ourselves...keep going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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