Viking Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hey all, I have gathered cretaceous amber from a river bank. The meterial is black lignitized coarse wood. There is some agatized wood in the area. I know that a anceint forest is not the ideal place for vertabrate fossilization to take place but is it possible? I dont know if that type of mineral will support it. I have never heard of any fossil being found there. Any Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opisthotriton Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 If it is a mudstone with a lot of wood, then yes, there could be bones. If it is entirely wood/coal with hardly any sediment, then maybe but probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Thank you, I would say it is more wood/coal type. I am curious if the meterial below it is older and possibly fossilferous. Maybe I will shoot you a pic and see what you think. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) Thank you, I would say it is more wood/coal type. I am curious if the meterial below it is older and possibly fossilferous. Maybe I will shoot you a pic and see what you think. Thanks, Lower material is always older. Whether it is fossiliferous is best determined by spending some time knocking out chunks to have a look. If you see broken bits of fossils it's a good sign there could be more. If you break a lot of rock and see nothing, stop breaking rock:) If you find marine material I would not expect to find much bone except for fish verts, teeth etc. The best way to know if a site is productive is to learn about the strata from a geo map or asking local paleo nuts. This can take a lot of effort but pays off with good use of your collecting time. Sometimes a person who knows local formations can tell something from a picture but that's not enough information without knowing more details. Edited December 4, 2012 by BobWill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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