Help needed IDing a fossil

Bathynomus Giganteus · #1 by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 8:55 pm

I've been asked if I can find out what this fossil is. I have no other information yet, but have asked for more (Where it was found etc)

Looks like a fossilised turd. :yuk:

Animavore · #2 by **Animavore** » Jan 07, 2012 8:58 pm

Whatever it is it's too complex to have happened by chance.

There. It's been ID'ed :smoke:

Bribase · #3 by **Bribase** » Jan 07, 2012 8:58 pm

Read your title.

Nice try, Yahweh.

Bathynomus Giganteus · #4 by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 9:03 pm

Animavore wrote:Whatever it is it's too complex to have happened by chance.

There. It's been ID'ed

Bathynomus Giganteus · #5 by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 9:05 pm

Bribase wrote:Read your title.

Nice try, Yahweh.

I think you may be confusing me with someone else. :ask:

Spearthrower · #6 by **Spearthrower** » Jan 07, 2012 9:10 pm

That's what's known as Coinium poundum

Bathynomus Giganteus · #7 by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 9:30 pm

Spearthrower wrote:That's what's known as Coinium poundum

I was waiting for that. How much would it have been worth 150 million years ago? :ask:

Bathynomus Giganteus · #8 by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 9:32 pm

UPDATE: It was found on the Isle of Wight. Possibly a dino egg?

ramseyoptom · #9 by **ramseyoptom** » Jan 07, 2012 9:35 pm

Looks like an old tennis ball.

Could actually be a coprolite. (aka fossilised turd!) :grin:

I thought dino eggs were more oval.??

CdesignProponentsist · **#10** by **CdesignProponentsist** » Jan 07, 2012 9:40 pm

Bathynomus Giganteus wrote:
Bribase wrote:Read your title.

Nice try, Yahweh.

I think you may be confusing me with someone else.

I think it was a joke. Interpreting ID as Intelligent Design.

mraltair · **#11** by **mraltair** » Jan 07, 2012 9:41 pm

Bathynomus Giganteus · **#12** by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 9:44 pm

A 150 million year old fossilised Swiss chocolate ball :shock:

Bathynomus Giganteus · **#13** by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 9:47 pm

Would it an idea for this guy to send it for proper testing?
Where should he take/send it? The Natural History Museum?

The_Piper · **#14** by **The_Piper** » Jan 07, 2012 10:12 pm

A geology professor would probably know what it is right away.
I find round rocks that look just like that a lot...with the outside layer "peeling" away, but I don't think they're fossils.
They're almost like geodes without the crystal. I don't know how they're formed, maybe something concreted inside.
It would be nice to know.

Perhaps this thread belongs in Earth sciences.

Bathynomus Giganteus · **#15** by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 10:29 pm

The_Piper wrote:A geology professor would probably know what it is right away.
I find round rocks that look just like that a lot...with the outside layer "peeling" away, but I don't think they're fossils.
They're almost like geodes without the crystal. I don't know how they're formed, maybe something concreted inside.
It would be nice to know.

Perhaps this thread belongs in Earth sciences.

Good point. I'll pm Faithfree.

Ironclad · **#16** by **Ironclad** » Jan 07, 2012 10:34 pm

Looks like a cannon ball.

The_Piper · **#17** by **The_Piper** » Jan 07, 2012 10:41 pm

Bathynomus Giganteus wrote:
The_Piper wrote:A geology professor would probably know what it is right away.
I find round rocks that look just like that a lot...with the outside layer "peeling" away, but I don't think they're fossils.
They're almost like geodes without the crystal. I don't know how they're formed, maybe something concreted inside.
It would be nice to know.

Perhaps this thread belongs in Earth sciences.

Good point. I'll pm Faithfree.

If you find out, let us know. :cheers:

Bathynomus Giganteus · **#18** by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 07, 2012 10:45 pm

The_Piper wrote:
Bathynomus Giganteus wrote:
The_Piper wrote:A geology professor would probably know what it is right away.
I find round rocks that look just like that a lot...with the outside layer "peeling" away, but I don't think they're fossils.
They're almost like geodes without the crystal. I don't know how they're formed, maybe something concreted inside.
It would be nice to know.

Perhaps this thread belongs in Earth sciences.

Good point. I'll pm Faithfree.

If you find out, let us know.

Roger Wilco.

Ironclad wrote:Looks like a cannon ball.

That's a good one. Found on the isle of Wight, well known area for it's naval battles. :thumbup:

theropod · **#19** by **theropod** » Jan 07, 2012 11:37 pm

I'm pretty sure that's a concretion. There may be a bit of fossil at the very center, or not. Still, without a first hand look I can't be 100% sure. Right now I'd go as far as 90% sure though.

RS

Bathynomus Giganteus · **#20** by **Bathynomus Giganteus** » Jan 08, 2012 12:05 am

theropod wrote:I'm pretty sure that's a concretion. There may be a bit of fossil at the very center, or not. Still, without a first hand look I can't be 100% sure. Right now I'd go as far as 90% sure though.

RS

OK, I googled that, and by Jove, I believe you're right. :thumbup: