Dec. 20, 23 Fossil Find

[Gaila]

So this is my newest find on property I have been working since May 2023.

I am at this property several hours, several days per week.

I believe this is a sandstone possibly mixed with green clay that is found on the property.

You can see the indentations on the rock. * Rock ID app has agreed that this is a fossil. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FranzBernhard]

Welcome to TFF from Austria!

 

What fossil do you think is it? I am seeing a veined rock, the indentations most probably being weathered out minerals.

 

Franz Bernhard 

[Coco]

Hi,

 

I agree with Franz, rock crossed with mineral veins.

 

From the experience read on this forum for a long time, the identification applications are far from being developed, I do not even remember a positive result. Nothing will ever be worth the expert eye

 

Coco

[Ludwigia]

As far as I'm concerned, human intelligence is far superior to artificial intelligence. This rock is not a fossil.

[Fossildude19]

Unfortunately, I have to agree.

This is likely another metamorphic rock. Looks like quartz veins running through this rock, which would be indicative of metamorphism.

Not seeing sandstone, here.

 

[Brandy Cole]

As discussed above, applications to identify fossils are pretty notoriously unreliable at this stage.  I can see why you picked this up. This rock has interesting weathering and mineral banding.

[patelinho7]

AI-driven identification programs can be helpful at times but always remember, it is typically powered by analyzing an image for patterns and comparing against a database of already-identified images. It’s just trying to find any possible similarity between your rock and some random rock on the internet. Very often, you can rotate the specimen and you’ll get a totally different ID because the “image” is different. It’s great as a second opinion, but don’t blindly rely on it. A good rule of thumb: AI is an OK supplement to already extensive analysis, but not as a replacement!

[FranzBernhard]

2 hours ago, patelinho7 said:

AI is an OK supplement to already extensive analysis, but not as a replacement!

Exactly! It just could give you another idea, what it could be.

Franz Bernhard

[hemipristis]

Metamorphic rock with quartz infilling a fracture

[Fin Lover]

Out of curiosity one day, I used Google Lens on a picture I took of a nurse shark tooth I found.  Google Lens suggested it was either bed bugs or termites. 

[Baking Geologist]

Definitely not a sandstone, more likely an igneous or metamorphic rock with veins of quartz crossing it.  Nice specimen but not a fossil.  

[REH]

Hi Gaila. Something I have found very helpful is downloading the RockD app.  It tells you the geological age and rock type found at any given location.  I think you said Connecticut.  Looking on RockD, I see Jurassic bands as you move west from Hartford to Bristol and then even older rocks (Ordovician - Precambrian) as you move into Appalachians.