Need help identifying this strange thing

I also may add this is in the North Texas area, almost into Oklahoma. Sandy soil just south of the Red River. Indian territory for hundreds of years.

Might be a mineral inclusion, or possibly a fossil. Hard to say just from one photo.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-m4RG_M7LDdlOaqZk2M6X9-AEeYlYdmHjQ

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DhBgZ06WaVSm6UWMlP-ku3pauAGY9UzeDQ

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NdhsE3ebGpWaWPrQjxrF4Zv-vOquB8UxHw

This much larger rock was abou 20 feet from the alien rock in question

Looks a whole lot like jasper, Mark, or other such chalcedonic encased in sandstone. If you really needta know you can chip it, see if it's shiny. But don't

The last rock looks like fossilized wood. You should be able to confirm that by looking for wood-grain on the imprints.

I'm still not sure about the first one. What is the inner-core material made of? Is it a metal of some type, or is it a mineral? Can you scratch it? Is it hard, soft?

It actually feels like a rock also.

OK, I got a return email from a geologist at nearby SMU.

Hi Mark,

It’s hard to tell from the pictures, but my best guess is that it is a preserved burrow. Imagine a sandy area of a river point bar or maybe a tidal area of a beach. Some animal, probably an invertebrate like a salt water shrimp or a freshwater crayfish, has a burrow in the sandy substrate. If something eats the shrimp/crayfish, it’s unoccupied burrow will get filled with sediment. In this case it looks like the burrow in the sand was filled with mud. Again, just a guess from the pictures.

I will just go with the local smart guy. I'm happy now! thanks for looking

A burrow huh?

That's pretty cool.

Thanks for the update. Seems like a reasonable possibility.