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Hi there it’s probably nothing but these shapes looked scaly or maybe seeds/ leaves and thought I’d chance it. Coal shale from south wales thanks in advance.
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Hi! So I know absolutely nothing about fossils, but my dad and I were looking for shark teeth at Fossil Beach in Westmoreland State Park yesterday, and we came up empty handed except for this weird looking rock. At first we thought it was just a rock in the general shape of a shark tooth, but upon closer inspection we noticed that it looks glossy and about the right color in a few spots (especially on one side) and there are some lines in the rock that look sharktooth-esque. It has holes in the top and on the side that are each about a centimeter deep, so we were wondering if it were possible that this is actually a shark tooth, and a rock somehow formed around it? (Please excuse the awful photography lol, I couldn't get a clear side picture without holding it up) The dimensions are about an 1.25 x 1.75 inches btw Thank you so much, any input would be greatly appreciated!
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Poked around my local neck of the woods in San Pedro, California, along the coast by Point Fermin didn't have much luck aside from this... I'm not even sure if it's just eroded or an actual fossil some help in that regard would be particularly appreciated! Oh I'm assuming that if it is a fossil it came from the Altamira Shale?
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We each want to find some new exciting form of fossil, but what should a new collector, or just a person seeking help, do when they find a 'suspect' rock/fossil? Well, first I recommend that they search the Internet for the term 'fossils' and use the Image category. Familiarize yourself with the types of fossils that are out there. Books are also a good source. Try the common ones like the ones from the Smithsonian Field Guide series. Also consider where the item was found. If it was found amongst a lot of volcanic material, or in a pile of Granite or Schist, or some other form of Igneous or Metamorphic material, then the chances are rarer (very rare) that it is a fossil. Most fossils are found in Sedimentary rocks like Limestone, Shale, Sandstone. IF you do not know what these terms mean, look them up too. Look at the item carefully and see if there are: parallel lines, bumps or small pits in a uniform pattern, any sort of symmetry radiating out from a center point, patterns that do look like something you are familiar with (seashells for example). There are things that occur naturally that resemble fossils, and they can trick people. They are called Pseudofossils, and you can see a common one here: http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/imag...nese_oxides.jpg Looks a lot like a fossil plant/fern, but it is not. Most fossil bone material will have a 'pithy' look to it somewhere on the specimen. Bones are not solid masses. I am sure that other members can add to this posting on how to determine if what you have is a fossil or not.
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