MSirmon Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Not a clue but interesting form. My first thought was a weather form ammonite fragment? Found near the Palo Duro Canyon in TX. The area in question includes the following formations. Tecovas Formation: Triassic Trujillo Formation: Triassic Ogallala Formation: Late Miocene to early Pliocene Any help or direction would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I think it's geologic. Settling and slumping of sediments before they lithified, or perhaps deformation during tectonic movement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I agree. Obviously, the ammonites were extinct long before the Miocene and hadn't evolved in the Triassic. And although other groups of ammonoids were about in the Triassic, it doesn't look like them to me. Nautiloid would be more likely, but it just doesn't look of organic origin IMHO. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: the ammonites ...... hadn't evolved in the Triassic. Ammonites were around during the triassic. I agree that the piece in question is not a fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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