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Old 10-30-2011, 06:49 PM
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Weight? Fossil?
Found this piece near one of my good sites in the water. Its prolly nothing but has the shape of an okra and thought maybe someone seen one before.
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Old 11-03-2011, 10:46 AM
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That was definantly worth bringin home. I have no idea what it is but it sure looks like petrified okra to me. State of origin will help with an ID.
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Old 11-03-2011, 10:48 AM
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Maybe a fossilized urchin spine?
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Old 11-03-2011, 12:13 PM
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Maybe a fossilized urchin spine?
Dang it sure does look like one,But that large puts me off......Cool fossil tho
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Old 11-03-2011, 12:14 PM
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Huh....Crinnoid -closed bloom?
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Old 11-03-2011, 12:19 PM
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Definitely a fossil, it has the texture, color, and unusual shape - but a fossil of WHAT I have no idea!
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Old 11-03-2011, 01:37 PM
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Holy cow! no didn't mean cow. That is cool and nasty looking at the same time. Just might have some value. I wouldn't take the first offer you get
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Old 11-03-2011, 03:33 PM
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almost looks like some kind of leg with dermal tissue still attached... have no idea, otherwise... But, my curiosity is stirred-to-the-max...
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Old 11-03-2011, 06:02 PM
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haha looks like a fossilized chili pepper.
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Old 11-04-2011, 08:12 AM
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Hey....fossil folks.....please tell us what the heck this is....

[it does have a dermis look to it]kinda reminds me of something at the very bottom of the big freezer that had come out of the package and been buried for a loonngg time
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