New Members epoch Posted September 22, 2018 New Members Share Posted September 22, 2018 Hey so I recently went on a school trip to Caesar Creek to look for fossils. Most of what we we were looking for were small trilobites and ancient coral, but I found this long spine like thing in the ground and have no idea what it is... it was about the width of a fist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Looks like an orthocone nautiloid. Good find! 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members epoch Posted September 22, 2018 Author New Members Share Posted September 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, Kane said: Looks like an orthocone nautiloid. Good find! Okay I thought it might be that. Prolly a really amateur question for here but I really wasn’t sure how else to find out :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 on this forum,all questions about fossils are legitimate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Some of the greatest scientists ever started out as amateurs. Just keep asking questions otherwise you'll never learn what you want to know. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Yes, there are no dumb questions (dumb answers we can't guarantee.) The zone that produces the tiny trilos is also known for orthoconic cephalopods like that one. Did you find any small trilobites? I see a few of the little Zygospira brachiopods in the photo. Those enrolled bugs are often found amongst the brachs where they are hard to spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Next time, save some of the clay around those fossils, wash and sieve with a fine sieve, and use a microscope low power to look for worm jaws, , scolecodonts and other small fossils. it is another way to find complete fossils. You can use ladies hose as a simple sieve, to get you started. Packy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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