DeafHunter1994 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) i found fossil on rock in buffalo. but i don't know what it.. what s it? let me know thanks =) Edited December 2, 2012 by DeafHunter1994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I don't know what it is, but I do not think it is horn coral. It seems "shelly", how long is it? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clfossils Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I wouldn't say it is a Eurypterid nor a horn coral. Looks interesting and different, always a good sign to collect it. Would agree with Auspex, it looks very "shelly." Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Not like any eurypterid material I have ever seen.Does not look like a horn coral. Not sure about the size , in future you could put a coin or something down for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 nice, maybe something like the Platyceras newberryi "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 YES, size prob matters. any "idea" of age? Looks kinda crabby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I agree. It looks like a gastropod (snail) to me. In limestone (like this specimen) they tend to peel and split when the rock is broke open. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) Nice gastropod Platyceras newberryi as Carm has suggested seem a potential good canidate. Definitely not eurypterid. Edited December 3, 2012 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clfossils Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Nice Pleecan, thought you might comment, as you collect Eurypterids and various shell based fossil. Really need to learn a lot more about this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araucaria1959 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Though the general form of the specimen is compatible with Platyceras, the circular structure at the lower (open) end reminds me of the septum of a cephalopod chamber, if it is cut at an angle. araucaria1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 DeafHunter 1994, I don't see "obvious" coral, snail and or specifically Platyceras. The pictures are nice, however, there's nothing in the photos for scale. It's understood these are field photos and the fossil was not collected. However, it is very important to understand the true size. Please post your guesstimate on the the length and width of the visible fossil. Thanks Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 My guess on the size is that the specimen is about 1.5" long, but we'll wait to see if a size estimate can be provided by the owner. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Piece of gastropod? "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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