jeremyh Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Okay this rock was found by my grandmother 10 yeas ago at a beach in Meexico. It looks liek a snail shell to m, I can spell the scientific name well so I used a common name. Any help is welcome. Also the total slab is about 1.5 by 1.5 inches. Also if anyone can actually identify this, do you know how old it is about and about how much it is worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I think that one qualifies as a "keepsake curio with a family history". "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...
jeremyh Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 So I guess it is not a fossil, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 It looks just like a hurricane on the weather radar I would have to guess that this one is just a very interesting shaped rock...But if I saw it laying on the ground, I'd pick it up and think twice about it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 So I guess it is not a fossil, correct? I don't think it can be completely ruled out, but neither do I think it can be identified. (I'd keep it just 'cuz it looks like a bird's head ) Your Grandmother thought it was cool enough to bring all the way back from Mexico, and I agree. "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...
jeremyh Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Lol, the only reason my granny took it was cuz it looked like a birds head. Just as Auspex realized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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