Guest N.AL.hunter Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 OK, this last Saturday, we went up into Tennessee and found a couple of sites. I picked up some new brachs and this first thing. Looks like some type of Bryozoan, but I do not have it in my books. Any ideas?? The second item is a Triceratops tooth I bought. A little over 1 3/4 inches total. Bought it from EX..........com from Steve H. (You can PM me if you can't figure it out) Really nice tooth and good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Very cool!! If you believe everything you read, perhaps it's time for you to stop reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 money well spent del Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 What the heck is that thing you found? It doesn't really strike me as being a bryozoan... "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...
bone digger Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 very nice Triceratops tooth Del, he's got a couple nice eggs to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Very cool tooth. Have people found dinosaur bones with bite marks from teeth like that? I guess for that tooth, it would be petrified wood with bite marks. How about boes with marks from meat eaters? Pentax Optio W60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Very cool tooth. Have people found dinosaur bones with bite marks from teeth like that? I guess for that tooth, it would be petrified wood with bite marks. How about boes with marks from meat eaters? I have a hadrosaur vertebrae with some wicked bite marks in it. I'll try and take some pics tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I have a feeling that the item you found is either a Crinoid Holdfast or a Crinoid stem with Cirri. Solius would be the best to ID. What age of rocks did you find it? Very cool piece and a fairly rare find either way. Cool tooth too! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 That's a very nice tooth,excellent detail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I have a feeling that the item you found is either a Crinoid Holdfast or a Crinoid stem with Cirri. Solius would be the best to ID. What age of rocks did you find it? Very cool piece and a fairly rare find either way. Cool tooth too! Either Ordo or Silur. Found about 40 miles south of Nashville. If I can get a more magnified image, I'll post it later. I don't get off work until 10pm central, so it will be tomorrow. Under my magnifying glass, does not look like Crinoid material, but I'll look more carefully. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I'm the last person to claim expertise in this area, but frankly it looks for all the world like a small tree branch. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I have examined it under higher power magnification and it is definitely not crinoidal. Pretty sure a bryozoan. Looks like it would really clean up well with some very fine abrasion. Going back to the same spot tomorrow. Hope to find more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayahuang Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 OK, this last Saturday, we went up into Tennessee and found a couple of sites. I picked up some new brachs and this first thing. Looks like some type of Bryozoan, but I do not have it in my books. Any ideas?? The second item is a Triceratops tooth I bought. A little over 1 3/4 inches total. Bought it from EX..........com from Steve H. (You can PM me if you can't figure it out) Really nice tooth and good deal. Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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