AshHendrick Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I would greatly appreciate any help/direction on figuring out what (if anything) these two objects may be and if they are similar in origin. I was thinking the root of a tooth, but really haven't had much luck in my research but will admit I've not gone far outside of googling as much as I could think of for the region where I found these to see if I can find anything similar that was IDd. I copied the main concerns from FAQs on posting here, so hopefully I was able to provide enough detail for some direction. I can try to get better pictures with closer views if you think it will help, I was anxious and shot these with my iPhone as soon as I got home. 1- LOCATION Greenville, NC Greensmill Run. (GMR) 2- GEOLOGY/Formation Generally this location is part of the york town formation, Miocene-Pliocene-cretaceous 4- ASSEMBLAGE Shark teeth, belemnites, bopods, mouthplates from singrays/skates, whale bone. 5- DISCOVERY I went to a new part of the stream today, it was much higher upstream than I usually venture, with rapid running water. I was walking on what felt like a giant rock for about 20 yards then sand with loose gravel came up so I plopped my stuff and this is one of the finds with lots of shark teeth. 6- CHARACTERISTICS I thought it was an only chipped rock at first but a second look and I thought it was really close to this other item I had found that was much smaller (on the right in the photo) I was thinking maybe some sort of tooth root? Maybe it/they are just rocks? There was really nothing else similar in shape or color in the area today and generally when I dig in other spots along the GMR. The brown color, texture similar to and density being much lighter than a rock for both objects leads me to wonder what this may be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The object on the right looks to me like the steinkern of a barnacle. I lightened your photo a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Agree with old bones. I have found very similar looking fossils in the Peace River. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) Yes, barnacles. I don't find as many of those in GMR as I do in places like the Tar river. Edited October 31, 2015 by RickNC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I agree with the others.Looks nice. " 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...
AshHendrick Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks for the feedback everyone! I'm most certainly going to be reading a lot about the array of things I didn't realize were present here in GMR! I really appreciate the time and responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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