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#fossil #fossils #Utah #mid_jurassic
Jun 11, 2020 9:47 PM
tmorgan1982
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#fossil #fossils #Utah #mid_jurassic
Tanovan
Looks like lepidodendron bark, but that would be rather carbon than jurrasic
fulcrims
A fossil is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.
tmorgan1982
State paleontologist thinks it may be an impression of a conifer from the mid-Jurassic period, but he's not sure on that.
tmorgan1982
It's in the hands of the state of Utah for now. May be a while before they can clean it and identify it though.
mikestoner38101
Those are scales of some kind. Very similar to far scales. Likely a prehistoric fish of some kind
mikestoner38101
Gar scales
tmorgan1982
Sorry, I'm not very active on here. I just saw this. I think you might be right. I'll send this to the state paleontologist. Thank you!
tmorgan1982
Apparently this fossil is from the mid-Jurassic period. The oldest known gar fish fossil is from the late Jurassic... so not a gar fish.