Posted by perchmann from 172.164.63.252 on June 30, 2000 at 05:38:33:
In Reply to: what is it? posted by Rob P. on June 29, 2000 at 22:30:10:
: Found this while fishing on the I&M canal.
: (Catching nothing, so i sight-see..)
: It appears like a 8-inch grub??
: I've seen them before, only this one was very defined.
The fossilized remains of a "Ribbed Trojan"? Sorry... I couldn't resist!
I have one like it in my fishtank that I found near Braidwood, it's just a guess... but I'm thinking some kind for prehistoric tubeworm,( like they find on the ocean floor around volcanic "vents", they seem to be pretty common in this part of the state. Cool find.
perchmann