Rare fossil......... needs identifying ..........please

Sacajewea

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Hi I'm new to this site and hoping someone can identify this fossil. I was told its a very rare oceanic fossil but can't find it any where. I will enclose a picture of it, It was found in Peterborough Ontario near a man made river we have running thru our city. I was told a while ago what it was but have forgotten, heres hoping someone can help me out with it. Thx a bunch Tried to upload a close up but it wouldn't let me sorry. will try again .
 

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Sacajewea

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P1010100.JPG another fossil. Forgot to mention it is about 5 in. long and about 3.5 in. deep . It is totally flat on the underside and about 2.5 in. in height.
 

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Sacajewea

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I am posting other Fossail finds I have found here inPeterborough Ontario. Hope you enjoy them. P1090498.JPG P1090488.JPG P1090491.JPG P1090492.JPG P1090494.JPG P1090495.JPG P1090496.JPG P1090497.JPG In these pics u have a variety of fossils, scat , marine fossils as well as pottery. Hope you enjoy . The pic that is a close up in 3 frames appears to be a birds egg fossil. U decide.
 

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Sacajewea

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I'm still waiting for someone to identify the fossil, have I stumped all of you?
 

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The first piece looks like a cast of a prehistoric fern frond. It appears to be silt/sandstone likely deposited in a wet swamp-like biome during a major flood event back in the Carboniferous. One can see the carbonized black plant matter still stuck in the piece, so I would imagine it is a piece of waste rock from above, below, or the middle of a coal seam that was removed from a load of excavated coal and then dumped. Could have been eroded from the strata in the river but I can't tell. I wouldn't call it rare, but it is a nice find.
 

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