As always, rob, thanks for the pictures. You have a good eye for these little anomalous features in the chert and I, for one, appreciate getting to see them. As far as a "positive" identification goes, I can only provide guesses.
I was thinking maybe the 'age' of the chert might be a route to identification of some of the fossils, but that hasn't worked out to be much of a short-cut. Interesting reading though.
Speaking of interesting reading, if you Google, "pictures of fossils in chert", you will discover a rabbit hole of epic proportions. I have spent a few evenings now stumbling from one link to another. All very interesting stuff.
Tonight's excursion bears mention.
Absolutely nothing to do with "fossils in chert" but something I was ready to read. A great little article that sums up evolution on our planet and our arrival in the Anthropocene in a nice concise package.
It's a 30 minute read, so check it out when you have time, if you want, but it's something I think everybody could stand to read.
https://humanorigins.si.edu/research/age-humans-evolutionary-perspectives-anthro...We'll get back to the chert, just trying to find a Field Guide or something!