Slug slime

[E.Zwart]

Could an Armoured slug produce enough mucopolysaccharide to protect, preserve, and mineralize into a Fossil. 

[Fossildude19]

I don't think such a thing would last long enough to fossilize.

Better to show us what you think you have, then come up with ideas.

[E.Zwart]

1 hour ago, E.Zwart said:

Could an Armoured slug produce enough mucopolysaccharide to protect, preserve, and mineralize into a Fossil. 

 

[FranzBernhard]

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Franz Bernhard

[ClearLake]

2 hours ago, E.Zwart said:

Could an Armoured slug produce enough mucopolysaccharide to protect, preserve, and mineralize into a Fossil.

I've got to say, that is a very imaginative explanation for what you found.  I could have looked at that piece and come up with numerous different explanations, but none of them would have involved  slime from a Cambrian aged fossil!  My guess is it is something more geological (not fossil) as has been suggested.  Drop some vinegar on it and see if it fizzes.

[E.Zwart]

Yes it does a little

 

[E.Zwart]

3 minutes ago, E.Zwart said:

Yes it does a little

 

[Ludwigia]

2 minutes ago, E.Zwart said:

 

Can you please explain yourself in scientific terms what this quotation has to do with your original question. I for myself see no direct connection here.

 

[E.Zwart]

7 minutes ago, Ludwigia said:

 

Can you please explain yourself in scientific terms what this quotation has to do with your original question. I for myself see no direct connection here.

 

Could what they secrete protect them and allow them to mineralize into a Fossil

 

[Ludwigia]

2 minutes ago, E.Zwart said:

Could what they secrete protect them and allow them to mineralize into a Fossil

 

No.

[Ludwigia]

1 hour ago, E.Zwart said:

Could what they secrete protect them and allow them to mineralize into a Fossil

 

To explain: The slug and its secrete would be weathered away long before it has a chance to fossilize. Slugs are softbodied and such creatures can only be fossilized under extremely rare circumstances in an anaerobic environment. There is rare evidence of fossilized "slugs" in the fossil record, but they are few and far between, lived under water originally, whereas I assume you are referring to a land slug, and didn't look at all like the stone which you are showing us.