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My son found this at a beach after a big storm in Santa Cruz, California. It was mixed in with a bunch of wood and hard to spot. I think this is a possible bone hoe artifact because of the even rounded edges at the end of the scapula??? Also..one side is "polished" (not the side shown in the pics). Seems too small for a bison but too big for an elk based on what I researched but I know nothing about animal bones. It's about 12 inches long and 6 inches across. Seems like this is a common fossil/artifact in the Midwest USA, but I did not see this as a common tool used by indigenous people on the US West Coast. Any assistance would be much appreciated. If this is something of a rarity for the Central West Coast, or it is a significant artifact due to how complete or undamaged it is, we plan on handing it over to the museum of natural history in Santa Cruz. THANK YOU!!!!
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Headed to the west coast of Ireland. Are there any restrictions or suggestions for hunting fossils?
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I was visiting Oregon last weekend and did a lot of beach combing! I was mostly searching for agate and sand dollars but on one of the beaches I found an interesting piece of something. It looked like a tooth to me. (The very first one I found was #7) I was so excited and positive it was a tooth, until I began to find more. After continuing to find more small pieces that looked similar, I realized with disappointment they were more than likely just shell pieces and not fossils at all. However, the hopeful I am, I thought I'd come to the professionals to get them ID'd just to be sure. All were found on the beach between Cannon Beach and Arcadia Beach. The tide was low at the time (not sure if this is helpful.) I took photos of them before I had read that a size reference is handy so I apologize for not having that. If it's at all helpful, most are smaller than or about the size of a quarter. I took photos of each one next to the number to help differentiate. #30 and 31 are most likely shell pieces but I wasn't sure about the rest. I appreciate any help and thank you for your time! http://imgur.com/a/Sdpyz