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Can you help identify this bone/fossil found on Lake Huron beach?


Mulholland

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The other week I found a bone(left) on a Lake Huron beach (Ontario, Canada). The bone is roughly 2.5cm tall and 3cm wide, 1cm thick. To the right of the bone is a "rock" I found yesterday. I felt it looked too similar to the bone I had found. Here they are back to back. Does anyone know what kind of bone this is? And does anyone know if the specimen to the right is infact a fossil, or is it just a rock? 

 

Hopefully this is structured well enough. If you have more questions please ask!

 

This is my first post here so thanks for having me.

 

- Chris

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I don't thinks there's enough to go on here.  Perhaps a joint bone, but that's speculation.

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Joint bone is a good place for me to start looking, thanks. And Zarn I'm certain it's bone and not fossilized coral :)

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2 minutes ago, Mulholland said:

Joint bone is a good place for me to start looking, thanks. And Zarn I'm certain it's bone and not fossilized coral :)

Ok good deal , good luck !

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The one on the right reminds me of furnace slag. There's a lot of it on Great Lakes shores, a leftover from coal-fired ships' steam engines. May also be from steel production. Any mills in that area?

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

 

Mark.

 

Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them!

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