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I found this bone today in a stream bed known to be cretaceous. At first I thought it was modern, but it felt too heavy to just be bone, so I took it home. I bleached it for a couple of hours to make it safe to touch because I couldn't imagine it wasn't modern. Then I cleaned it with dish soap and a toothbrush. It rings when tapped against a counter or when tapped with a rock. No dull thud. We held a butane lighter to it for several seconds. It made a black scorch mark, but there was no odor, so I think the collagen is gone. Does it look old to you? Any ideas about what it might be? Sorry about the picture quality. I might be able to do better in daylight tomorrow.
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My friend found this in a stream bed in Monmouth Co., NJ. We like to look for sharks teeth on the gravel banks after heavy rains.Most fossils are late cretaceous period.