Raysun Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 So growing up we had a neighbor who was like family and someone I really looked up to. He was a geologist and he also taught at a local university, as I'm not sure of his exact credentials Ive only known this because I was very young when he was alive. He passed years ago but left me some of his fossil finds over his life and Im hoping I can get some help to know what they are. So I'm starting with this one. Unfortunately I have no information as to where they were found . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 How big is this ? I can see why it was collected, but somehow I doubt it's a fossil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raysun Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, Rockwood said: How big is this ? I can see why it was collected, but somehow I doubt it's a fossil. It's about the size of a MLB baseball, I can get exact measurements if needed. Could you tell me what it could be if not a fossil? Or perhaps direct me to examples of something similar i.e. chert nodule, concretion etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I think it does have the look of chert, and the contrast between the sides would suggest nodule. It's hard for me to say much more though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Hi, Can you tell us where you live ? I Ask that because he was your neighbour and might have gathered his stones nearby, so that might help in determining what you have inherited of. Edited March 5, 2023 by fifbrindacier 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I think this could be bits of weathered shell material in the rock, but I'm not really seeing anything diagnostic to narrow it down. Not knowing where it is from or even an Era (Cenozoic/Mesozoic/Paleozoic) makes it even more difficult. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 From the tags with this post I can say with certainty that there is nothing visible to suggest any sort of fossilized insect here. If this item is biological (not purely geological) in origin, the only type of fossil that comes to mind would be some sort of coprolite. Without any collection information it will very likely not be possible to determine a collection location nor the age of the surface rocks where it was collected. As mentioned above, unless it is a very apparent (and somewhat common) type of fossil the chances of a correct ID are pretty minimal without associated information. I don't think you'll get anything more than interestingly textured rock. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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