Plantgrogu Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) Hi all! Found in Lansing, NY near Cayuga lake in a drainage wash out but I do not recognize it as a native stone or coming from the formations that I've seen over the past 6 months. I've been on the fence about posting this as I wasn't sure it was a fossil but after getting some decent macro photos, I'm seeing some curious details and I am not sure if this could be a coral or bryozoan colony of some sort or another amazing example of geological wonders. We had major flooding last year, creeks and streams broke their banks, and I found this stuck in a pile of tree trunks 3 feet above the normal water levels. This area is known for Devonian fossils and this doesn't look like anything in my guide books for the area. Thank you for your time. It's a big beast, I have one photo with scale for total size. I apologize in advance for not having scale on the macro photos. Need to work on that. Edit: I tried to enhance the photos with contrast and removing yellowing from my phone camera. Please let me know if it looks good or if I've over done the contrast, etc., Thank you! Edited April 13, 2022 by Plantgrogu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Both maybe? This looks similar to travertine. Photos look quite good to me. 1 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) Yes, or another precipitate of calcium carbonate or something like boxwork. It's a really interesting and lovely piece. Edited April 13, 2022 by Tidgy's Dad 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantgrogu Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Both maybe? This looks similar to travertine. Photos look quite good to me. OMG! Thank you! I have to read up on Travertine. Is this an ancient moss that was preserved in calcium carbonate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantgrogu Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Yes, or another precipitate of calcium carbonate or something like boxwork. It's a really interesting and lovely piece. Thank you! It took my breath away. I was (as usual) picking up litter and had pulled a piece of plastic out of the fallen trees to find this underneath. I can stare it this for hours on end. What is boxwork? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 BOXWORK. The moss is likely recent, historically speaking. Travertine can make recent things into "fossils" (pseudo-fossils?) in a relatively short time. EDIT: See Petrifying Wells. 1 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, Plantgrogu said: Thank you! It took my breath away. I was (as usual) picking up litter and had pulled a piece of plastic out of the fallen trees to find this underneath. I can stare it this for hours on end. What is boxwork? Ah, Tim has linked it. I don't think your specimen is boxwork, but maybe something along those lines. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantgrogu Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: BOXWORK. The moss is likely recent, historically speaking. Travertine can make recent things into "fossils" (pseudo-fossils?) in a relatively short time. Very interesting! I have also found what others think may be Tufa along the same line. Both the Tufa and the Travertine can form near hot springs. I do not know of any in this area, recent or past but it could be a clue to the origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantgrogu Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 Additional photos. It is fascinating with amazing detail preserved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantgrogu Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 29 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: See Petrifying Wells. That is SO COOL and explains perfectly. Thank you Tim, this was very helpful!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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