Any idea what this is?

[BrettCo124]

Hi all,

New to the fossil section on t-net. Great to meet you all. Any idea what kind of fossil this is? Is it a plant? At one point, I questioned if it was a fish, or trilobite. I’m sure it’s not, but holding it at different angles just made me wonder. I can almost see some type of tail at the bottom (where number 1 is). It also looks like tentacles lol. I know I’m wishful thinking. Just curious if you all knew.

Found in Maryland, by Chesapeake bay.

Thanks all!

 

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[Joe-Dirt]

Petrified cow pie?

 

[azdirtdigger]

Trilobite?

 

[BrettCo124]

Here is another photo. Thanks!

 

[kingskid1611]

I now see what makes you wonder. That is pretty cool looking.

 

[BrettCo124]

Thanks! I’d love to know what it is. Plant? Fish? Trilobite?

 

[bone2stone]

Considering the Chesapeake bay area is primarily Cretaceous and Tertiary that would rule out trilobite.
It has the appearance of a feeder trace......
(The area where a marine "creature" presumably a mollusk had "rooted" through the sediment for dinner)
This is a guess, after-all the specimen is rudimentary at best without enough detail to be more precise.
In other words a cool rock.

Jess B.

 

[BrettCo124]

Thank you! So, do you think it’s not a plant? The line down the middle made me think of a stem. Again, I know nothing about fossils.

Wouldn’t it not be just a cool rock if it was a marine creature?

 

[old digger]

Your item looks quite similar to a (possible oak) leaf imprint that has weathered.

 

[Kray Gelder]

If you check out some plant fossils, you will generally find the rock surface they're on is flat, and a fern, for example, that your rock resembles, is a one dimensional fossil. Your curious rock has depth, and it is curved. It doesn't look animal, resembles but does not replicate a plant. An oddity.

 

[BrettCo124]

Interesting. Thank you for your response. Do you think I’ll ever truly know what this is?