Mind Blown.

[molgreg]

Hello,



I am reluctant to post this because of the flame I might get. I don't know how else to interpret this "rock". I can't believe it left as much detail as to even have the pink spot at the end of the trunk.




Where should I go from here?

 

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[Tony in SC]

Posting over on the Geological Forums may get better replies.

 

[molgreg]

Thank you. Could this thread be moved to geological please?

 

[Terry Soloman]

What do you think your find is?

 

[SeabeeRon]

Not trying to "Flame" you, but what significance does this rock have? Where did you come across it?

 

[molgreg]

North Georgia(not known for fossils). An elephant trunk. At the end of the trunk is a pink don't with to air holes. I believe it is a cast fossil of an elephant skull with it's trunk circled around the mouth.

 

[Carolina Tom]

An elephant trunk is soft tissue, correct me if I am wrong, but that wouldn't have made a fossil, would it?

It doesn't look like sedimentary rock either, I was taught that bones fell into silt, were covered, and became fossils.

I don't want to "flame" you either brother, so I will go with: I like the way you think!

 

[ARC]

"Where should I go from here? "

Not too far... that thing looks heavy.

:P

 

[DDancer]

If you like it keep it. It appears to be a sedimentary rock. I dont see any fossilization and the pink spot may be a bit of stone concreted there when it formed. As to elephants well thats in the eye of the beholder.

 

[ivan salis]

in the last photo I see what looks to me to be a chiseled in "anchor" in the stone

 

[smokeythecat]

There were no actual elephants in North America. There were however, mastodons, but the soft tissue does not fossilize and your rock is way too small for even a baby mastodon skull.

 

[sutphin]

LOOKS LIKE THE DANG ROCK THIS OLE BOY PICKED UP AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD.. THIS GUY WAS LITTLE ON THE WEAK MIND SIDE BUT HE COULD THROW A FOOTBALL THE LENGTH OF A FOOTBALL FIELD AND LITTLE BEYOND>

 

[Backwoodsbob]

You need to post in treasure signs and symbols thread for more help. I know what elephant you might be seeing. Post your other stones there also.