reddesilets Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I have no idea what these are. I've been searching images on the internet for days now. I assume, if anything, maybe they are coral but I'm not even close to being sure. I don't see any patterns of like growth rings or anything like that but I'm no expert on corals so IDK. Maybe if they are there they are microscopic. Maybe there are none just as it seems to be. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Close up view of the gray specimen Gray on the left and tan on the right Side angle view with gray on the left and tan on the right "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Maybe boring-riddled oyster shells? What do the undersides look like? "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...
reddesilets Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 These are the undersides and the width "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele 1937 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 These are the undersides and the width sponge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 They look like pieces of worm colonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddesilets Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 LOLing at the thought of having fossilized Spongebobs... Looking online to see if I can verify sponges or worm colonies. If sponges, totally going to name them Spongebob and Grandma. My kids will love it! Thanks for the input! I can't believe I didn't think to look at sponges! Duh! And I had a crossing thought about burrows as I posting my initial post. Thanks! "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddesilets Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Tough call. Likely going to include this in stuff I want to take to the College of Charleston to see if they can help (like at their Mace Brown Museum of Natural History)... worm colony: https://fossiladay.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/worm-tubes/ (modern) sponge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge#/media/File:SpongesTarponSprings.jpg "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) I agree with Auspex and Al Dente. In the first picture(in the lower part) are clearly visible the remains of the oyster shell which was devastated by a colony of worms,possible Polydora ciliata with the U-shaped burrows.A comparative picture from Jessica M. Winder`s Nature Blog:https://natureinfocus.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/ancient-modern-polydora-ciliata-type-burrows-in-flat-oyster-shells/ is here : Edited July 6, 2015 by abyssunder " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddesilets Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Wow, yeah, that is nearly identical to what I have. Thanks! "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddesilets Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 abyssunder, it looks like according to her page these are not so uncommon and are not necessarily anything "ancient". I'm guessing mine are pretty new. "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 You are right,yours are modern. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddesilets Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks for all the help. "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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