Fossil or bead ??

[budsmith19]

 

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[natchitoches]

i belive that it is a Fossil,
but lets see what the other guys say

 

[GatorBoy]

Going to need.. closer clear photos to get anything accurate.

 

[budsmith19]

 

[11KBP]

Fossil or bead ??

Hard to tell from your pic but but my guess is a fossil crinoid.

11KBP

 

[GatorBoy]

IDK..
are you using a flashlight in the Dark?

 

[budsmith19]

Ha yes I am using my iPhone camera and the flash blurs out the pic .

 

[old digger]

Early man may have had a curiousity in natural shapes, and drilled a hole in the fossil to add to their necklace. Or the core of the fossil naturally eroded out. I have found them in this manner.

 

[budsmith19]

I Thought it was a fossil of some sort but the hollowed out center made me wonder

 

[mamabear]

fossil, they are quite a few here in MO. they do make great necklaces. they come in a wide rance of sizes.

 

[Get-the-point]

Yup fossil had a couple when I purchased a collection and found out then!!!............................GTP

 

[Tnmountains]

Ahh Indian Money or crinoids.

 

[Neildo85]

I Thought it was a fossil of some sort but the hollowed out center made me wonder

Yeah that's a crinoid. I have found tons here in southern Illinois.

 

[Harry Pristis]

I agree . . . a section of crinoid stem. Each individual 'bead' is called a 'columnal.'

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You can see portions of the stems attached to these crinoid heads, or 'calces' (singular: 'calyx').

 

[monsterrack]

They are fairly common in Ms. creek beds, you have to pay close attention to the hole to see any wear from being worn.Nice find your are looking at the right things.