Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Hello, i am new to the forums. I do not know much about fossils, but have always loved looking for them growing up. I was at my inlaws today and the creek running through the woods on their property was running strong and I felt the urge to search the area for anything interesting and i found these but I do not know what they are. Thanks for the help. (see below for other pics) Edited February 28, 2016 by Steelheadtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Do you know the age or where it was found Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Sorry all i know is i found them in a creek in central ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) These have me stumped and I'm curious to see the suggestions. Just a wild guess - I wonder if the last one is a Fenestella or other bryozoan. Edited February 28, 2016 by Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Is the first one bone? I thought it kind of looked like the trabeculae in bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 If you can tell us the County or closest city the age might be determined. 1 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Columbus is the closest major city. About 1 hour away. Richland county. Edited February 28, 2016 by Steelheadtracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 East or west of Columbus it makes a big difference 1 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 The last picture looks like a bryozoan to me as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 North east of columbus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Almost completely north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 If you are an hour north east of Columbus it would be either Mississippian or Pennsylvanian. If it was Mississippian then it could be a bryozoan. If it was Pennsylvanian I would say it is plant material. There is a Lady from that area who is a member who finds spectacular plant fossils. 2 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Cool thanks for the info. What do you think the first one is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Richland is Mississippian so probably bryozoan, but glacial float material is very common so it may have came from another location and been deposited there. 1 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 How big is it there is no scale Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Roughly 3 to 4 inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 It could be a fenestrate bryozoan 2 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Of coarse it is hard to tell from pictures, so it is a guess, It looks a little like siltstone matrix which if it is, it would be the impresion of it. 1 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadtracker Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Thanks for all the help i appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 No problem Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 The first photo, if you are talking about the small "rice shaped" kernels in the... limestone? They look like Fusulinida. Fusulinida is an extinct order within the Foraminifera. They lived at the same time as the Bryozoan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Hold the phone people! I really don't think that first one is bryozoan, plant or foram.. Bone seems right to me. Perhaps turtle, but we should wait for a more complete survey of members. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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