goldenraven Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 This strange rock I found west of Pucker Bush Nevada some years ago. At first I thought it was petrified coral, but now I dont think so. It may be a formation that just happened. Has anyone seen anything like this before? By the way it looked like it was growing on a sheet of bedrock along with about 8 others. What do you think it is?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 For some reason, I can't get them to open up larger so that I can see what they are, but the small pics sure look interesting. (running joke around here: Just call them fossilized human brains). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 That is very interesting. Do you have a larger picture of it? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 goldenraven - do you have any more info? Age, formation, etc? Size? If they are from the same formation as the dino prints in your other post, they might be cycad fossils. Very cool if they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenraven Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 The one piece that I have is about 12" wide and 7" tall. The individual pettles or pieces are very hard, but they look just like a dark gray clay. In the back of the bottom back of the item, all the pieces start to come togeather. Also, they were in a total different location than the Dino Tracks. I am sending a better picture, I hope. Donald Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 That's pretty wild! I have no idea what it is, but I like it! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Maybe some kind of cycad cone? Definitely interesting, whatever it is. Great find! Thanks for sharing. Regards, 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...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Much better pictures!! And what is it? I have no idea. Never seen that before. Almost looks coralish, but also looks like a possible flora thing. I hope it gets IDed. Really neat item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 You know, after looking more at it, there appears to be some "cave popcorn" look to the very bottom area. I wonder if this could be a cave or mineral formation.... just thinking out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_turkey Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 It looks like some kind of coral to me, but do to the lack of detail in the rock its hard to tell. Have you tried washing it? That might help us out. -Frozen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 It does kind of look like a cave or karstic limestone formation... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 What kind of rock was this found in? If Limestone it's possibly a cave formation but I'm going to suggest Sponge. Did you find any shells in the same rocks? -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenraven Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 When I found this thing it was attached to the bedrock that had been exposed on the hill side. I am sorry, I dont remember what type of rock or stone the bedrock was. All I know is that there were more of these things stuck to the side of the exposed bedrock. I should have gotten more than the one that I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Better yet, since you didn't collect them all, if you get a chance to go back, you can collect another one and answr some of the questions these folks have asked. If oyu do get a chance to go back, do look for other fossil in the same beds, and if oyu are not too good at identifying the age of rocks ( I rememebr your saying oyu were a newbie in a previous post), then maybe take a GPS reading and someone with a bit of Nevada geology knowlegdge might be able to help you. You might alos want to take it to the local geology or paleo museum. By the way, I'm with everyone else on this one... I have no idea what it is but it is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 While I am not going to argue the above ID, the links you directed us to, in my opinion, do not even closely match what this person has asked us to ID. And whatever his specimen is sure seems to show very good preservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ok, nobody move, and nobody talk! i'm trying to think! <trying to think> nope! no idea! got any catnip? sorry but it reminded me of a blooming onion, which made me think of catnip. go figure. tc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Goldenraven: I believe this is a piece of tufa, not a fossil. Tufa is very common in the Basin and Range. It forms in lakes where mineral rich ground water seeps into the lake water and calcium carbonate is deposited as it precipitates in the higher pH lake water. Tufa frequently forms in shapes similar to coral. Pyramid Lake and Mono Lake are good examples where these can be found forming today but many of the dry lakes will have tufa deposits around the lake edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I do like Al's ID: See My link Some pics look similar. Good catch, Al! Regards, 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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