caldigger Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Going through the "things" I got out of Jeff's (jcbshark) Cookie Cutter Shark matrix, there are a few items I just don't know about. First is a little tooth with odd forking crown. Scale is mm. Edited February 4, 2015 by caldigger
caldigger Posted February 4, 2015 Author Posted February 4, 2015 Second is a group of small shells. I saw recently that someone was selling the same on EBay as fossil shells from "Cookie Cutter matrix". Are these actual fossils or modern shells?
caldigger Posted February 4, 2015 Author Posted February 4, 2015 And lastly, there are quite a few of these in the mix. What are they and is it something I should consider collectable (meaning a fossil of some sort)? Not familiar with the looks of these little guys. All are about 1/4" or smaller.
sixgill pete Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 The small tooth looks like a pinfish tooth, Lagodon sp. Most of the shells are fossil shells, but there are some recent fresh water clam shells mixed in this matrix. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022
PFOOLEY Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 The little "bubbly balls" are interesting...makes me think they were created by a crustacean. Some crabs make little balls of sand while burrowing. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins
Ancient Bones Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 The bottom 'bubbly' pics. Look like forams. ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling '
snolly50 Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 I've been encountering these tiny lumpies as well. I noted that a broken one appeared to have minute crystals inside (can't lay my hands on it to photograph). Here is one that had a natural hole revealing a cavity inside. Two shots - one poorly exposed and the other better, but poorly framed. I was trying to think of a method to split a few in half to view the interiors, but so far have not thought of a practical means. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See
old bones Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) We have had some discussion in the past about the 'bubbly things'. Some members have suggested forams, and some have felt that they are calcite. I have a few that I have photographed, and some pictures of the insides full of elongated crystals. I will try to find and post the picture as soon as I can find it. It seems the jury is still out on these odd finds. They are very prevalent in Jeff's CC matrix, and I haven't seen them in any other matrix that I have gone thru. Here is one photo... Edited February 4, 2015 by old bones
snolly50 Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 We have had some discussion in the past about the 'bubbly things'. Some members have suggested forams, and some have felt that they are calcite. I have a few that I have photographed, and some pictures of the insides full of elongated crystals. I will try to find and post the picture as soon as I can find it. It seems the jury is still out on these odd finds. They are very prevalent in Jeff's CC matrix, and I haven't seen them in any other matrix that I have gone thru. Here is one photo... CC unkn.jpg Thanks, your photo is very like the broken one I encountered. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See
caldigger Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 Oh cool, Mini-Me geodes. It'll take a really small rock saw for these.
Hunt4teeth Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Excellent photo Julianna! I too have wondered what these "lumpy" things were. Jay
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