I have a large artistic sort of carving that is laced with Orthoceras fossils. I've attached a picture of one of the larger fossils.
Now, the shell of the animal fossilizes well and that's easy enough to see. What I'm wondering is if the much-less-clear stuff at the big end of the shell is actually fossilized fleshy bits that managed to mineralize enough to leave an impression.
I know that the fleshy bits of, well, anything really, don't usually fossilize well, so I'm wondering if I have a fairly cool fossil squid relative, or a cool fossil shell with random junk at the end.
any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Now, the shell of the animal fossilizes well and that's easy enough to see. What I'm wondering is if the much-less-clear stuff at the big end of the shell is actually fossilized fleshy bits that managed to mineralize enough to leave an impression.
I know that the fleshy bits of, well, anything really, don't usually fossilize well, so I'm wondering if I have a fairly cool fossil squid relative, or a cool fossil shell with random junk at the end.
any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks.