Fossil found approximately 25 years ago in Ontario Canada

[Miss_Molly]

Hello
My mom found this fossil and we need help identifying it. Any help is greatly appreciated. I have attached both a wet and dry picture as well as a picture of the back which also has fossils.
Thank you

 

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[Old Pueblo]

I think you definitely have something there.

 

[vpnavy]

I noticed this was your very first post Miss_Molly - so, Welcome Aboard! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forums: Select Your Area.... and selecting location information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country).

 

[jeff of pa]

only a guess but tooth maybe

 

[GopherDaGold]

The one on top looks like a small tusk.
Bottom pic is a FlickaBicasaurus.

 

[P.ALLEN]

BOTTOM side of that rock the fossil in question is in, is Marine fossils(I definitely see brachiopods in there). So whatever it is, it was deposited on a sea bed. Life happens, we find mastodons and Saber Cats in tar pits and sinkholes, so who knows, can you get any better quality photos of the fossil up close?

So host rock is Marine based, it's limestone and it's laden with marine fossils.

Mystery Fossil? Could it be a cast? Mold/Cast Replacements of fossils, It could be a ammonite or nautili type genera. Cross post it to the Fossil board.

Also, those Brachiopods are OLD OLD OLD so think pre Jurassic Triassic periods, so Pre-Permian Extinction event (the asteroid).

 

[old digger]

Welcome to tnet!

Your item in the first photo looks like a root fossil, and in your second photo I see some Bracipod (shell) fossils. Nice Finds!

 

[Kray Gelder]

Welcome and thanks for an interesting first post. The first photo, can't see it well enough. The second photo excites me, because we can date your specimen. That hostess pie, or fan shaped object looks like an indicator species called Billingsella corrugata, that existed ONLY in the Cambrian period, 488 to 542 million years ago! Great, great find.

 

[Mackaydon]

If it were mine, I'd set up an appointment (with the object) at the Royal Ontario Museum. More specifically:
Erling Holm
Assistant Curator
Royal Ontario Museum100 Queen's ParkM5S 2C6 TorontoOntarioCA[email protected]1-416-586-5760
Erling Holm | Royal Ontario Museum
Don........

 

[Miss_Molly]

Thank you so much to everyone for the replies! Here are some (I hope) better pictures.

 

[Miss_Molly]

Thank you so much for that info. I have just emailed, will update if I hear back