New Members BarbM Posted Friday at 12:36 PM New Members Share Posted Friday at 12:36 PM I came across what I believed to be a fossil and would appreciate any help to identify it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted Friday at 12:39 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:39 PM Location information, a ruler or tape measure for scale, will be helpful in this instance. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted Friday at 01:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:05 PM Looks like a cross section through a coral, possibly. More information would make ID easier. 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 BarbM Posted Friday at 01:43 PM Author New Members Share Posted Friday at 01:43 PM Hi there, reposting with more information. I came across this in the Canadian Arctic, Nunavut. Realizing that the Arctic was once tropical, I am wondering if this is a fossil from that era. It is about 3 inches in length. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted Friday at 01:54 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:54 PM It was enough to answer your previous request to add your additional information Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted Friday at 05:01 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:01 PM It is a fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted Friday at 05:25 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:25 PM I know that the Canadian Arctic was tropical during the Eocene (about 50 million years ago), but those fossils are all land fossils... mammals, reptiles, trees. This is some sort of marine fossil so not likely form the warmest period in Nunavut. On the other hand, Nunavut is a huge territory, and I am certain contains fossils from many geological periods, and any one of them could have been a time when it was warmer up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted Friday at 05:32 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:32 PM TOPICS MERGED. 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...
TqB Posted Friday at 06:14 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:14 PM It looks like a solitary rugose coral, of a variety with short septa and large, horizontal tabulae. That fits quite a lot of them from various periods but something like Amplexus which happens to be Carboniferous; here's my favourite old plate of it.. 2 2 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members BarbM Posted Saturday at 10:07 AM Author New Members Share Posted Saturday at 10:07 AM Thank you. I came across this interesting read about reefs in the Arctic, many million years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members BarbM Posted Saturday at 10:08 AM Author New Members Share Posted Saturday at 10:08 AM https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/A_Coral_Reef_in_the_Arctic_999.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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