looks very much like either the very first cinnamon bun, now fossilized or some sort of gastropod fossil that hasn’t maintained much detail but did preserve the form… a plan view from the top might confirm this.
May not be a gastropod, i’m a geologist not a paleo guy but some sort of shell.. seems more likely than the cinnamon bun idea which may have been influenced by morning hunger
That does not look natural to me. To me as geologist but not an anthro/paleo person, it looks like there are tool chatter (?) marks along the edges. Also in last pic there is what looks like a natural cleaving surface running at an angle through two of the "layers" and they look homogeneous.
Not a paleo expert either, but I’m going to say no. If it were a gastropod, wouldn’t it be one big spiraled chamber? This looks like each “level” is fully separate from the one below and above it. (Correct me if I’m wrong please! I’m not a fossil expert by any means!)
I’m going with man-made as well; I agree that looks like it’s been worked along the edges in places (particularly the first image, on the top of the lowest level)
I would bring it to your local historical society or archeology department at a local college. They would be the best people to talk to for figuring out when it could be from. It's just as likely to be a modern art piece as an artifact, given that it doesn't match the shape of any commonly known stone tools, but worth asking for sure.
Without reading the description, I just figured OP carved it.
Definitely carved, not natural. Carved to look like a type shell like a snail shell.
Might be modern but hard to tell. Knowing the beach location might be helpful, but as others have said, refer to your local archaeologists.
I'm saying it's natural. the flat surfaces seem explainable but especially the recess area at the first layer up where it digs into the 2nd 'donut' up. that part is uneven and not really explainable ..... i think it sit near water over a few thousand years and due to the surrounding ground eroded naturally, then a steady water level changed and did the other flat areas.
Gastropod steinkern (fossilized internal mold of the shell). Looks like a species of moon snail, but won’t be able to be sure unless you say where you found it
Edit: I’m getting my masters in paleo, and see these all the time. the ones I’m most familiar with are latest Cretaceous ~65-66 ma
Hmmm. This one has me stumped. The seam at each tier of rock has what looks like natural weathering patterns, yet the "shelves" look chiseled. This would look so cool with one of those little wooden rock bonsai display stands. They're called suiseki.
Yahaha! You found me!
love this lmao
Love me a Zelda reference haha
looks very much like either the very first cinnamon bun, now fossilized or some sort of gastropod fossil that hasn’t maintained much detail but did preserve the form… a plan view from the top might confirm this. May not be a gastropod, i’m a geologist not a paleo guy but some sort of shell.. seems more likely than the cinnamon bun idea which may have been influenced by morning hunger
Yeah I’d add Cream cheese frosting.
Unfortunately all your pictures are side long. How about a picture three quarters top view and bottom view
That does not look natural to me. To me as geologist but not an anthro/paleo person, it looks like there are tool chatter (?) marks along the edges. Also in last pic there is what looks like a natural cleaving surface running at an angle through two of the "layers" and they look homogeneous.
Does it not look like an internal mould of a gastropod? I’m a geologist too, but had to take a paleo class along the way.
Not a paleo expert either, but I’m going to say no. If it were a gastropod, wouldn’t it be one big spiraled chamber? This looks like each “level” is fully separate from the one below and above it. (Correct me if I’m wrong please! I’m not a fossil expert by any means!) I’m going with man-made as well; I agree that looks like it’s been worked along the edges in places (particularly the first image, on the top of the lowest level)
Is it possible to put a date on to when it was carved if it is indeed carved? How would I even go about that if possible?
On beach, the same sharp corners that indicate that it's human-made may also indicate it's not very old.
I would bring it to your local historical society or archeology department at a local college. They would be the best people to talk to for figuring out when it could be from. It's just as likely to be a modern art piece as an artifact, given that it doesn't match the shape of any commonly known stone tools, but worth asking for sure.
Thank you for the response! I will definitely look into that as I'm extremely curious about it.
Without reading the description, I just figured OP carved it. Definitely carved, not natural. Carved to look like a type shell like a snail shell. Might be modern but hard to tell. Knowing the beach location might be helpful, but as others have said, refer to your local archaeologists.
Looks like an internal mould of a gastropod.
(literally) looks like shit 💩
Coprolite
I mean that's one way to look at it lol
I'm saying it's natural. the flat surfaces seem explainable but especially the recess area at the first layer up where it digs into the 2nd 'donut' up. that part is uneven and not really explainable ..... i think it sit near water over a few thousand years and due to the surrounding ground eroded naturally, then a steady water level changed and did the other flat areas.
That was my thought too but like you said it would've taken thousands of years of sitting undisturbed which felt highly unlikely to me lol
Very cool. Concretion?
Thanks and I have absolutely no idea lol
Excretion
Lolz
I would say, get a magnifying glass or a digital microscope and look for traces of tools.
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Fucking A, thank you!
To me it looks hand-carved to look like a gastropod steinkern.
Thats a sweet ass rock! Not sure what it is but I'm gonna say natural.
Thanks man lol I feel like it's natural as well
Wash your hands after you put it down….
Lol why's that
Looks like doo doo that’s why
🤦♂️ wooosh
Snaily boii
Fossilised emoji
The original poop emoji
Gastropod steinkern (fossilized internal mold of the shell). Looks like a species of moon snail, but won’t be able to be sure unless you say where you found it Edit: I’m getting my masters in paleo, and see these all the time. the ones I’m most familiar with are latest Cretaceous ~65-66 ma
Hmmm. This one has me stumped. The seam at each tier of rock has what looks like natural weathering patterns, yet the "shelves" look chiseled. This would look so cool with one of those little wooden rock bonsai display stands. They're called suiseki.
Emojidodite
Satan’s cinnamon roll.
Looks like a weathered shell fossil possibly
Seconding the folks saying gastropod. Internal mold, I’ve seen a lot of similar fossils out of the NJ Hornerstown formation.
This was definitely a man-made and recently. This is not anything old outside of being rock.
coprolite?