Sagebrush Steve Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 And a close-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*THEO* Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 On 27.11.2017 г. at 5:42 AM, doushantuo said: As an example:most mammal skin is gone in about 138 days in a temperate(moderately arid)climate and subaerial exposure. The "fossil skin" is actually impression of the real skin in mud that become rock.Real skin is impossible to become fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 The irregular reticulate structure of the specimen in question reminds me of Boxwork . " 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...
KimTexan Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 I assume boxwork is all geological though. I haven’t done any more work on the piece. If it isn’t a fossil I’m not sure I want to waste my time on it. It is an interesting piece. It sure looks like it isn’t geologic, but then I can’t figure out what it could possibly have been if it was biological. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 This one looks like a crushed bivalve shell. The internal marginal crenulation is visible. " 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...
Dewbunny Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I think you got plant matter. A bit of bark, an inside layer plus a stem (them stems sure do look like lil bones). I've been pouring over plant fossils for weeks and the hardness of the rock + 'skin'print + the structure that looks like bone just screams plant to me. If I wasn't so tired I'd take a few pics to show ya some specimens I've found. I will add them in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 On 12/2/2017 at 6:52 AM, abyssunder said: This one looks like a crushed bivalve shell. The internal marginal crenulation is visible. This is actually convex. That pic looks concave, but it isn’t. It may be part of s bivalve though. There is this regular pattern all the way around the oval shape. It isn’t the best pic, but you can see these tiny white dashed line going from top to bottom. Those are maybe 1mm at most. It is the most regular and perfect pattern. The piece is mineralized. It is pretty hard to scrape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I can't see the what you are seeing, Kim. Can you post a picture of the specimen from a lateral view? " 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...
KimTexan Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Sorry, the dashed line is so fine it is difficult to get a clear shot. I don’t think the white dots are even 1mm. I changed the contrast. The line of white dots stands out more. I circled them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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