iluvrobin Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I'm just starting to learn about fossils. The other day I bought a box of rocks and this was one of the fossils in it. (not as exciting as finding my own, but there was some neat stuff in there!) There were mailing labels on the box between the geology departments at the universities here in Albuquerque and in Socorro, NM, so I assume they were found in NM. This is about 6" long. Can anyone give me an idea of what it is? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) It is an important fossil possibly stolen from the university? I see some grain that indicates bone, but I can't ID what type. Please email the paleontology department to make sure this wasn't "lost" in the mail. Edit: Sorry, I forgot to say Welcome to the forum Edited June 11, 2013 by Scylla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 I hadn't thought of that. The mailing labels are from the 1960's or so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Wow, OK. Some geologist brought his work home and it ended up in the estate sale? Seems you have more than one mystery on your hands! What else is in the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 As for what it is, My brain is getting no traction at all... "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...
iluvrobin Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 It was kind of hard to photograph, sorry. There were other fossils and...rocks in the box. Just all thrown in there. Can you see this picture? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151611886039549&set=pb.731534548.-2207520000.1370995034.&type=3&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 or this is better https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151658538009549.1073741837.731534548&type=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost1066 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Would love to see what is in the box but, well, it is posted to FB so guess I will just imagine what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 I didn't want to use up all the space here, I'll be glad to post the pictures here instead if you'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I didn't want to use up all the space here, I'll be glad to post the pictures here instead if you'd like. Space we got! 1 "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...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Here's a picture of everything that was in the box. If you can see the album on facebook there's closeups and better pictures of a lot of them. Too big to post on here, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Really? the introduction warned me not to post a bunch of big pictures I'll fix them up and post them here, then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Here's one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 this one is really neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 The three above specimens are what we affectionately call "hash plates"; the first and third feature brachiopods, the second shows bryozoans (the stick-like forms). All are from the Paleozoic. We've members who can refine the IDs and age. Nice! 1 "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...
erose Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Yes those last three are Paleozoic and an educated guess would be the Upper Ordovician. They look like classic slabs from the area around Cincinnati. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Cool! I'll read up on them. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toren Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) o u got a box of goodys if u ask me..... some sweet hash plates don't sweat it u'll have many answers soon Edited June 12, 2013 by toren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Should I post pictures of each one in a new topic? I can try to take some better photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 You can continue to post them here in this topic. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvrobin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 There's another one like this that's in pieces. This appears to be set in plaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toren Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) I would say its chalk... not plaster....its a marine animal that when it dies drifts down to bottom and the skeletons make the chalk .... like the White cliffs of Dover in the UK.... that is made of this chalk Edited June 12, 2013 by toren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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