Denis Arcand Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) Is it geological, or are these 8 traces, in a straight line, left by an animal? Late Ordovician, Quebec Edited July 27 by Denis Arcand One fossil a day will keep you happy all day. Welcome to the FOSSIL ART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 It's close, but I'm going to have to say no to footprints. In part because they are too close, together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 The Ordovician age poses the question of what had feet that big too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Maybe not footprints but some other kind of trace? Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 The cracks in them make me think shells on a strand line, but it's hard to tell for certain. Could they be (septarian?) concretions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Arcand Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 (edited) @Rockwood @Mahnmut THANKS!, could this be a casting of algae air bladders, they are sometimes aligned in a straight line. I don't know if this anatomy existed in the Ordovician. But, it's more likely than footprints Edited July 27 by Denis Arcand One fossil a day will keep you happy all day. Welcome to the FOSSIL ART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 The best I can offer is that it doesn't sound impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 They look like ostracods to me. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Arcand Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mark Kmiecik said: They look like ostracods to me. Thanks for the info, this is new to me. From now on I'm going to be on the lookout for fossilized ostracods. But, I don't think that's it, in this case, I did some research and found that Ordovician ostracods are generally between 0.5mm and 2mm long. the fossil I'm trying to identify is too big to be an ostracod. I am no expert, maybe somebody can confirm my finding ? Edited July 27 by Denis Arcand 1 One fossil a day will keep you happy all day. Welcome to the FOSSIL ART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 That and explaining the material that would have to fill them does kind of kill the thought I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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