New Members Devikke Posted May 16 New Members Share Posted May 16 Location unknown - Found this a long time ago but I have no idea what it is. As the title says, I found this as a ten-year-old, nearly 30 years ago, when cleaving some iron-rich rocks that were laying on a pile at an old farmhouse in Heist op den Berg, near Mechelen (Malines, Belgium). I'm not sure if these rock came from this region and to date, I have not being able to identify this fossil. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I cannot determine if this is an imprint, shell material, or bone. Better pictures are needed. Try taking the picture outside, in day light. Cropped and brightened: 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...
New Members Devikke Posted May 16 Author New Members Share Posted May 16 Thank you for taking your time to reply and trying to enhance my pictures. I took your advice and here are additional pictures. The maximum diameter is 16mm. Note that it’s flat, so there is nothing left in the matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) The flat area looks cut. The color pattern is from iron staining and is geologic in origin, not a fossil. Please disregard my earlier comment. Edited May 16 by ynot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 The cross hatch texture to the item is intriguing, to say the least. Looks like mineral staining, but that texture has me wondering what else it could be. Cropped and brightened a bit: 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...
daves64 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Looking at the texture & rings what came to mind for me were peat pellets, for planting seeds... But I don't think they have been around long enough.. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Could it be a receptaculitid sponge? The double spiral may be a clue. https://m.facebook.com/fieldmuseum/posts/this-fossil-is-commonly-referred-to-as-the-sunflower-coral-however-it-is-not-a-c/10154322452642273/?wtsid=rdr_0hZsU7C5BidC4zHYi My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Devikke Posted May 16 Author New Members Share Posted May 16 44 minutes ago, daves64 said: Looking at the texture & rings what came to mind for me were peat pellets, for planting seeds... But I don't think they have been around long enough.. Haha…looks indeed quite similar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) I wonder if there is a double spiraled bryozoan? Edited May 16 by DPS Ammonite My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Devikke Posted May 16 Author New Members Share Posted May 16 6 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: Could it be a receptaculitid sponge? The double spiral may be a clue. https://m.facebook.com/fieldmuseum/posts/this-fossil-is-commonly-referred-to-as-the-sunflower-coral-however-it-is-not-a-c/10154322452642273/?wtsid=rdr_0hZsU7C5BidC4zHYi Interesting. The texture is indeed quite similar, yet the distinct concentric rings makes me believe it’s something else because I cannot find any other example that resembles this. While searching your suggestion, I also came across the archaeocyatha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 The rings are probably from concentric mineralization. I think the spiral pattern continues across the darker concentric areas even if the spiral pattern is disrupted or less clear. Look at it with a hand lens and let us know what you see. Note, the red area in the screen shot is part of the darker concentric “rings”. The double spiral pattern appears to be in the darker ring area. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Bryozoan may be a good candidate. 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...
Ludwigia Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 19 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Bryozoan may be a good candidate. Hmmmm....Prasopora comes to mind... Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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