Help identify northern Arizona fossils

[Chadsergeant]

I need help identifying fossils/possible rocks collected at the paleo site outside of Payson Arizona.

[Chadsergeant]

[Rockwood]

I can't say I'm familiar with the site, but the features I see appear to be the result of weathering.

[Fossildude19]

Looks like weathered chert to me.
I'm not seeing any fossils.

Sorry.

[Plax]

can we have a sharp pic of the broken edge? Do you mean paleo indian or paleozoic?

[abyssunder]

The colour, the glossy look and the conchoidal fractures makes me believe is silex, not a fossil.

[DPS Ammonite]

Welcome to the forum.

If you found it at the "Paleo Site" northeast of Payson near Kohl's Ranch and along highway 260 then your piece of chert came from the Pennsylvanian Naco Formation. Your chert does contain small pieces and fragments of fossils such as crinoid stems. It is thought that the chert comes from the breakdown of siliceous sponges.

Here's a book that describes several fossil sites near Payson: "Minerals, Fossils, and Fluorescents of Arizona: A Field Guide for Collectors" by Neil Bearce.

Edited March 29, 2016 by DPS Ammonite

[jpc]

The colour, the glossy look and the conchoidal fractures makes me believe is silex, not a fossil.

silex=chert

[abyssunder]

You are correct. I know the meaning of Silex. Could be chert or flint. I used the archaic/foreign term.

[Chadsergeant]

Thanks everyone for the help! I have more pieces I'll post for ident

[Chadsergeant]

What is this? It almost looks like wood and sponge like. Thin layers on the cross section.

[Chadsergeant]

Another angle