Ordinary rock Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Found this think it looks like a reptile of some sort right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) While it may look like fossilized reptile or snake skin, it was most likely formed by a natural process. Most fossils are found in sedimentary rocks. Yours looks metamorphic or igneous. I call this rock a form of pareidolia. Edited March 8 by Morlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4meter Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Actually it is none of the above. You have an imprint of the outside of an ancient "tree". Most likely a Lepidodendrales (scale trees), based on the small sample in the photos. Nice find! Where did you find it Eastern USA, England, elsewhere? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondmn Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 These are called trace fossils in that it is an imprint or trace of the original fossil sea shells are many times trace fossils. What 4meter said is correct t 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 11 hours ago, 4meter said: Actually it is none of the above. You have an imprint of the outside of an ancient "tree". Most likely a Lepidodendrales (scale trees), based on the small sample in the photos. Nice find! Where did you find it Eastern USA, England, elsewhere? You're absolutely right. I knew it wasn't fossilized reptile skin so I eliminated fossilization completely. Good ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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