Malone Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Maybe it's a ridiculous idea but I am very new to collecting fossils. Thank you for any thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*THEO* Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 The first is stone with mineral veins,the second looks like fossil to me but could also be geological but definitely not soft tissue and the third is rock with interesting shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I agree with Theo but I don't think the second specimen is a fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 #2 could be stromatolite but may be travertine instead? (I wonder if #3 is travertine also) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 No such thing as a ridiculous idea, it was probably a ridiculous idea that giant scaly things lived throughout the world only to be killed by a large asteroid. This happened to be true. That being said, these all look like rocks to me, keep looking for fossils though! Soft tissue is not especially common unless you happen to live near a formation with Lagerstätte. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Pictures of #2 from different sides/ angles may be interesting. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 I will send some more pictures when there is more daylight. It is right down the road from florrisant which I believe is a lagerstatte formation. The bottom picture is a piece my step father picked up when visiting the valley of the kings in Egypt. I thought it might be from volcanic mud bubbles by I couldn't find any historical volcanic activity there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 The valley of the knowledge bag is mostly Marl/limestone on the surface, so that’s probably what that is (the crystals being calcite). You can test this by putting a drop of vinegar on it, which will bubble if it is limestone and calcite. Soft tissue Fossils from Florissant seem (from pictures) to be a thin carbon film on a thinly bedded shale. You’d most likely have to find that to find these types of fossils. (valley of the kings, very generalized stratigraphy chart below) “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Thank you for the responses. After the suggestion of stromatolites I researched them, and believe that is what that is. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Some more pictures from different angles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Do stromatolites replace organic material as casts ? It really looks like a fish to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Welcome to the forum from Oklahoma. I believe the answers you got are probably correct. These guys are amazing here and very knowledgeable. You will find a wealth of information here. There is no question that you should not ask nor be afraid to. Post pics, of your finds. We all like pics and There are many fossils in your area. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 8:27 AM, oldtimer said: Welcome to the forum from Oklahoma. I believe the answers you got are probably correct. These guys are amazing here and very knowledgeable. You will find a wealth of information here. There is no question that you should not ask nor be afraid to. Post pics, of your finds. We all like pics and There are many fossils in your area. Good luck. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Welcome to the forum. Don't give up. Great fossils are bound to come your way. Seth _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Welcome to the forum from New York! If you look at the first pic long enough it looks like a steak! ( Maybe its just because I'm hungry!) I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 5.2.2018 at 11:19 AM, Wrangellian said: #2 could be stromatolite but may be travertine instead? (I wonder if #3 is travertine also) I'm having similar thoughts. The other two are rocks, as previously mentioned. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 8:27 AM, oldtimer said: Welcome to the forum from Oklahoma. I believe the answers you got are probably correct. These guys are amazing here and very knowledgeable. You will find a wealth of information here. There is no question that you should not ask nor be afraid to. Post pics, of your finds. We all like pics and There are many fossils in your area. Good luck. Thank you for your welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 8:27 AM, oldtimer said: Welcome to the forum from Oklahoma. I believe the answers you got are probably correct. These guys are amazing here and very knowledgeable. You will find a wealth of information here. There is no question that you should not ask nor be afraid to. Post pics, of your finds. We all like pics and There are many fossils in your area. Good luck. Thank you for your greeting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 3:19 AM, Wrangellian said: #2 could be stromatolite but may be travertine instead? (I wonder if #3 is travertine also) Thank for your knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 5 hours ago, Darktooth said: Welcome to the forum from New York! If you look at the first pic long enough it looks like a steak! ( Maybe its just because I'm hungry!) Yeah it kinda looks like fresh meat .. thanks for your greeting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 5 hours ago, sseth said: Welcome to the forum. Don't give up. Great fossils are bound to come your way. Seth Thank you for your greeting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Malone said: Yeah it kinda looks like fresh meat .. thanks for your greeting! By the way I got a really good laugh from your response ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 The first specimen looks like a red marble piece. This one reminds me of "Fairy Stone" , also known as "Abitibi stone" or "Gogotte" . 1 " 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...
sixgill pete Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Welcome to the forum Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 3 hours ago, sixgill pete said: Welcome to the forum Thank you for the welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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