judgesteve Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I did not remove this but wonder if this is a Fossil of an ancient shore? Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 A little way offshore from the nearest coast (which was to the north at the time, quite close) but yes, it is a fine piece of shallow water, ripple marked sandstone from the Lower/Middle Lias. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Not a fossil, since a fossil is the remains of ancient life. This is more geological than paleontological. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Agree with JPC. but yes, would appear to me as very nice ripple marks from a shallow waterway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 There are fossils on it though - trails and burrows, along with various shells. I think the rounded bits are the bivalve Protocardia truncata which is common in those beds. Also a nice little Pseudopecten (scallop), upper right. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I'm confused. I see fossils. I see shallow water ripple marks in stone. What am I missing that this is not a fossil. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I'd say ripple marks, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I'm confused. I see fossils. I see shallow water ripple marks in stone. What am I missing that this is not a fossil. I think that technically, ripple marks fall outside the criteria of traces of past life. Personally, I still call them "fossil" 1 "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...
abyssunder Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Ancient sea shore (ripple marks) with bivalves,...what is in focus. Very 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...
CBOB Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I think its a great addition to a fossil collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Ok so is this an example of an ancient shallow marine environment with fauna or is it an example of a consolidated marine matrix recently eroded to form ripple marks? It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 They're Jurassic ripple marks, there are abundant examples in the area. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taogan Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Nice piece, and as mentioned not too uncommon. You should have collected it and given yourself a hernia carrying it home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judgesteve Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 I would have needed a forklift to get this back up top - I may go back once I'm feeling particularly strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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