My son and I found this next to a reservoir in a super crumbly wall. We gave it to the rangers (we weren't allowed to keep, since it was on public land).
I've asked a couple paleontologists and they also weren't sure.
Hudell @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 1mon
Who took a bite thinking it was a brownie?
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andyburke - 1mon
I am a layman with no expertise, so guage this guess accordingly:
Fossilized bone or a fossilized aquatic tubeworm/sea cucumber thing.
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fossilesque - 1mon
Fancy something you got there.
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negativenull - 1mon
We had to give them to the rangers. I doubt any paleos have even seen them officially.
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fossilesque - 1mon
Re: the mystery piece- My paleontologist buddy says "You’re on the Cretaceous right? That is a Baculite. A cephalopod. Related to belemnites and modern squid. Nice piece. Good find."
I figured he'd know. It looked similar to a belemnite and that's his thing. He goes out there a lot.
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negativenull - 1mon
Oh wow! That's amazing! Given the 4 or 5 chambers in the top picture I figured was something interesting. I forgot to get a picture of it in-situ, but the sediment layers curved around it which I thought was interesting.
Is your buddy in Colorado as well?
I think it's Cretaceous (especially given the ammonite we found), but the geology in that State Park is very wonky. All the sediment layers are perfectly vertical where I found the piece.
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fossilesque - 1mon
Nah, he's over here next to the Jurassic Coast. One of his sites, though, is out there. I think he's comparing belemnites. He gave me a bag of them! :) I am envious of those sediment layers. I wish a quarter of my holocene sediments were so nice lmfao.
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negativenull - 1mon
Ah, a Brit! My son read a biography of Mary Anning when he was younger, and now is obsessed with Jurassic/Cretaceous aquatic reptiles! I'll post a fun thing in that regard soon.
negativenull in palaeontology
Ammonite find in Rifle Gap State Park, CO
https://media.piefed.world/posts/lX/ng/lXng1b2l4n29QCx.jpgMy son and I found this next to a reservoir in a super crumbly wall. We gave it to the rangers (we weren't allowed to keep, since it was on public land).
We also found this,but have no idea what it is:
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https://files.catbox.moe/iwajcn.jpg
https://files.catbox.moe/us9qtk.jpg
https://files.catbox.moe/aw11qf.jpg
I've asked a couple paleontologists and they also weren't sure.
Who took a bite thinking it was a brownie?
I am a layman with no expertise, so guage this guess accordingly:
Fossilized bone or a fossilized aquatic tubeworm/sea cucumber thing.
Fancy something you got there.
We had to give them to the rangers. I doubt any paleos have even seen them officially.
Re: the mystery piece- My paleontologist buddy says "You’re on the Cretaceous right? That is a Baculite. A cephalopod. Related to belemnites and modern squid. Nice piece. Good find."
I figured he'd know. It looked similar to a belemnite and that's his thing. He goes out there a lot.
Oh wow! That's amazing! Given the 4 or 5 chambers in the top picture I figured was something interesting. I forgot to get a picture of it in-situ, but the sediment layers curved around it which I thought was interesting.
Is your buddy in Colorado as well?
I think it's Cretaceous (especially given the ammonite we found), but the geology in that State Park is very wonky. All the sediment layers are perfectly vertical where I found the piece.
Nah, he's over here next to the Jurassic Coast. One of his sites, though, is out there. I think he's comparing belemnites. He gave me a bag of them! :) I am envious of those sediment layers. I wish a quarter of my holocene sediments were so nice lmfao.
Ah, a Brit! My son read a biography of Mary Anning when he was younger, and now is obsessed with Jurassic/Cretaceous aquatic reptiles! I'll post a fun thing in that regard soon.
As for your holocene (well, Pleistocene in this case I guess) itch, my son and I just visited Hot Springs, South Dakota a couple weeks ago:
https://files.catbox.moe/7kl5hl.jpg
https://files.catbox.moe/hxettu.jpg
https://files.catbox.moe/6hoftw.jpg
https://files.catbox.moe/rnjubt.jpg