New Members kimrosen Posted June 6 New Members Share Posted June 6 I found this solid flat rock with what appears to be a coiled carcass embedded on the face. It was lying on the shoreline of Lake Winnipeg near Hecla Island. I found it about 10 years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Not a snake but a fossil of a Receptaculitid, commonly thought to be a calcareous algae. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receptaculites Nice specimen. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members BeachBadger Posted June 6 New Members Share Posted June 6 That’s super rad! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Hi Kim, Welcome to the Fossil Forum. I agree with @Thomas.Dodson. These are fairly common fossils in some layers of the Red River Formation, which is of Late Ordovician age. I used to find them in the quarry tailings at Garson, and along the river at Lower Fort Garry when I lived in Winnipeg. You can often see them in Tyndall Stone, which is used as a decorative building stone in some buildings. See here for example. Don 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members kimrosen Posted June 6 Author New Members Share Posted June 6 Thank you everyone for responding. Of course I'd like to leave the stone in it's natural state, but can anyone recommend a cleaning method or something like that to make it stand out more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 I would be very careful it is such a nice fake snake that looks natural Any help might make it more obvious Make it look man made. Right now if you put that rock in a large potted plant you will make somebody jump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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