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This is a strange piece. It looks somewhat like teeth. It has the appearance of sea anemones with the columnar bodies. I acquired it from a friend in Florida that digs in the Sarasota county area. I'm clueless on this one. It is heavy and dense. Is it simply lava?

I'm new to using this site to ID things. I hope I'm doing this correctly. If I need to be on a different "page," please let me know. This bone was found in Sarasota county and I am trying to figure out what it is from. It's clearly a large animal. The ball is 88mm wide. Thank you for your help.

Cleaning up the backyard today, and rediscovering shells and fossils that I originally found years ago. I think that most of these came from SMR Aggregates outside of Sarasota , Florida. Pliocene 4-5 mya. They were scattered by Hurricane Ian, my job today was to cleanup, sort the keepers from the discards. So a box of Keepers, followed by some closeup photos. Isolated Shell #1 Vasum Isolated Shell # 2 No clue Isolated Shell #3 Good sized Cone Isolated Shell #4 Leafy Jewel Box Included in the mass of debris and shells were other fossils that are my primary curiosity. I can not recall finding these at SMR, BUT the only events where I might have found them were Florida Paleontology Society field trips... Memory is just not that good..... Fossil #5 Silicified Coral ? or Sponge ? or ... Fossil #6 and #7 I think #6 (the larger chunk) is silicified wood... I even imagine that the top layer is bark.... Fossil #7 When I first saw it, I knew it was bone, some sort of silification and considered an ungual. Once I saw the 3rd photo, I was pretty sure on this ID. Pretty neat stuff out in my backyard... I just (re)_noticed that piece of coral in the sieve box, If I get a close _up, @MikeR almost certainly be able to ID it... Thanks for looking... jack

Found this little I belive incisor. If I had to guess I'd say deer but I could be wrong. Haha. I looked at so many different pictures trying to figure it out but i just cant. Hopefully the pictures are ok. Thanks again!

Found this tooth yesterday. I was thinking it could be dire wolf based on the root, just looks similar to a canine i found and the nutrient groove. But then the surface of the tooth isn't smooth, feels rough-ish so then was thinking cetacean maybe. Found in sarasota county. Any help is appreciated, thank you!! Pictures attached

I had the opportunity to visit my son last week. I did poke my head into a few spoil piles and exposed "dirt" and found some nice things that I could ID. Will hopefully provide a post on everything good later! But I also found the following specimens that I am unsure of. They are not impressive but could use identification. Thanks!! 1. Possibly Tagelus divisus? 2. Possibly fish vertebra? 3. Now IDed as Turbo castanea. 4.