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9cm long, heavy, possible bone -- found on a Melbourne beach in Australia
gneumatics posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi to everyone... I was hoping someone may have a spare moment to ID? I happened to find this object on a beach in Melbourne, Australia. I thought it was a rusted piece of metal at first, especially considering the weight. I ran the pictures through gpt 4 and was informed that a fossil might be a possibility. What I know about it ... - Its heavy like metal - Its not magnetic - Its 9cm long - Theres an odd hole - One section kind of looks like it could be a broken bone or bones Thanks in advance for any help given! C. -
I found this on a beach in the Outer Banks in North Carolina USA. It’s quite heavy. What might it be?
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I have tried to research what this is and cannot come up with anything. There are shiney black lines throughout it which to me it looks like coal but I know nothing about it. Can someone please give me an opinion or at least lead me in the right direction of somehow identifying this?
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This was found in North Idaho while rockhounding through a creek. It is abnormaly heavy for rock. Can anyone help me identify this? Here are some pictures. Thank you.
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Ok, this big heavy thing looks like a dinosaur hip bone to me. I searched images on google and found some that looked similar. I'm no pro, so I'm more than likely wrong. Found it in our pasture, near Waco, TX
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This was found in my backyard in Waco, Texas. Its heavy, has petroglyphs and bones. Looks like a human skull. Strangest thing is there is piece of metal embedded in it.
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Could anybody help with identifying this fossil, please? It was found on the shores of the Solway firth in Cumbria, England. It is heavy in weight compared to other rocks of similar size. It fits comfortably into the palm of the hand. It is green and purple in colour and is smooth to touch with imprints and patterns that could be described as resembling sections of a scorpion tail, the head of wheat, scales or reptilian skin. There is detail all around the outside except on either of the ends. If anyone has any idea, I would be very grateful to know. Thanks in advance.
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I found this in Queens, New York. I love to search regions for artifacts. When I picked this up it was too heavy to be a plain rock or piece of wood. It weighs 1 pound 1.2 ounces and is about 5 1/2 inches long. I took plenty of pictures which I will post. Any ideas about it I will be happy to read. Thank you for your time.
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Hey everyone.... Has anyone tried and been successful at shipping a heavy turtle-shaped rock to Europe from the US? This one weighs 90 pounds and the costs I am getting omline all are running about 1000 USD... a bit steep. Any hints? thx jpc
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I located this piece of what I think might be petrified wood when I was landscaping in my yard. I am located in central Minnesota and the piece was above ground. Extremely heavy, 1ft tall or .305 meters. I appreciate any sight, as I am not super familiar in this topic. Thank you. images in order: front back left side right side top bottom
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We found these near the edge of a dried up lake in France during vacations. Maybe they are just stones? But they have strange markings. Please see the pictures below. Could someone say something what we have come across?
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we found these up and down the clear creek and looked them up on web and hoping someone will be able to verify that they are spikes.
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Hi, I bought this at a flea market in McKinney, TX about 8 years ago and am trying to get it identified. The person selling it didn’t have any information on where it was found or what it is. I took it to a local rock shop recently to see if it could be ID’d. The owner is more skilled in minerals, but he thought it might be a fossil (stromatolite), and recommended I reach out to someone skilled in fossils to know for sure. Magnets do not stick to it at all. I found a small seashell attached to it, but nothing else on the outside. It’s a rounded triangular shape. Measures about 8 1/2” (32cm) tall and the base is about 7” wide by 6” deep. It weighs just a little over 16 lbs. The material in-between the fossils(?) can be scraped away pretty easily, like a sandstone. Any knowledge shared is sincerely appreciated! !
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PA fossil rock ID, very heavy, found near Devonian fossils
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I found this in our backyard in a rock pile. I find many Devonian fossils in the shale lined creeks around Erie, PA. This rock appears to be similar but is extremely heavy and different colored. I can make out fossils but don’t recognize some of the imprints abs it appears folded and is SUPER heavy. For comparison, the rock I found with it, also pictured here is about 3-4x the size but the smaller one weighs 3x as much. No magnetism, but has a burnt spot. Was it perhaps originally a large piece of the lighter fossil plate that someone burned (possibly in a fire pit?) and that is how it appears metamorphic and significantly heavier or more dense? does not look like a meteor...no shiny smooth surface, etc.... any ideas?- 2 replies
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I have had this piece of heavy bone for a couple of weeks and have been trying to come up with an ID before putting in the unidentified category. It was found in the Peace River, FL. When I picked it up I found it to be very solid and heavy. It has a curvature/roundness to it similar to what I have found in pieces of tusk, along with what looks like an outer ring of "bark". The ends show no sign of Schreger lines to indicate ivory. It also has the honeycomb type look on the inner side that one would expect from bone. I haven't been able to find anything to compare it to. Overall it measures 168 mm long x 104 mm wide x 45 mm thick or 6 1/8" x 3 7/8" x 1 5/8". The width tapers to 65 mm and the thickness tapers to 22 mm at the smaller end. It also appears to curve slightly as it tapers. Could it be some type of horn? Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks !
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Hello! I am new to this forum and new to the world of identifying rocks and fossils. I have several rocks and fossils that I am trying to identify on my own, but this one is proving to be beyond my VERY limited knowledge. My grandfather and I would go rock hunting in the Texas hill country when I was a little girl. He recently passed away and I am now slowly moving all of his rocks that he collected throughout his life to my home. Unfortunately, I do not know much about this rock. I ASSUME he acquired it in the Texas hill country but I am not certain. The rock is VERY heavy, probably 80-100 lbs and is approximately 17" wide and 4.5" deep. It has a reddish-brown color with black markings throughout. On one side there are "swirl" or "circular" markings and the edges appear to have deep striations or layers. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated! Thank you, Alisha
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The hardness of my fossil is over a 5 on the hardness scale because it does cut glass. It's so heavy just for a small chunk, has shale like layers, sorta chalky, and has the most remarkable glittery dust of green copper red gold blue sparkles to it but very small it's best to use a magnifier to get good close up look. It's black in some areas as if it we're magma or from lava flow. What is the glittery part in fossils?
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Hello, hope every one is having a great day. Found this metal detecting and read that a fossil can eventually become metal? I have no clue? Thanks for your help.
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I have no idea what this is. Any ideas? I really don’t want to break it open unless you guys suggest I do so. I think I found it in a field - my area is north central Ohio. It’s heavy and not brittle at all. Feels smooth but kind of like dry mud or clay. I don’t think it’s a rock but I need your help please. Thank you.