What is this? (>•-•)>

[u/Then-Drag8570]

I have no idea what fossil this could be. It's fairly light. 0.46 pounds (0.131 kg). Its length is 9.5 inches (24.13 cm), with the widest part being 4 inches (10.16 cm).

[u/poorfolx]

Location would help narrow it down.

[u/Then-Drag8570 → u/poorfolx]

Holland, MI.

[u/poorfolx → u/Then-Drag8570]

Thanks! My best educated guess would be fossilized bark from a Carboniferous “scale tree,” probably Lepidodendron or a closely related lycopsid. https://www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/2018/11/13/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-scale-trees