New Members nathead Posted August 6 New Members Share Posted August 6 Hello, I came across an interesting thing in a small flowing creek near Ooltewah, Tennessee in Hamilton county. Is this some kind of fossil? It has parallel lines or grooves It is about 2.75 inches or 69.85 millimeters wide, and is exposed about 2 inches or 50 millimeters long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Do you know the age or name of the rock layer that it came from? It sort of looks like a horsetail relative. https://www.muschelkalkmuseum.org/en/exhibition/fossil_gallery/plants/ 1 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...
Rockwood Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Agreed. A pith cast in the upright position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members nathead Posted August 6 Author New Members Share Posted August 6 Thank you, according to a USGS map on East Tennessee Geological Society's website the area may be Knox Group/Formation and says Late Cambrian to Early Ordovician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 +1 for horsetail relative I don't know your local fossil flora, but it reminds me of the Calamites that I have found in the past. 2 -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 I would think that Ordovician is too early for calamities. And would consider a shell fragment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 9 minutes ago, val horn said: I would think that Ordovician is too early for calamities. And would consider a shell fragment. It's a creek find. You need to check the maps for the age of the rocks upstream for some distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Calamites is not out of the question. There appears to be Mississippian and Pennsylvanian strata in the area as well. 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...
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