Geosam Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Found this in a small hill/ banks on side of creek in the Grove city, Ohio area. Bone is heavy rock about 13 inches long. Feels like calcite, up close looks like bone spurs. Rough feeling. Also found what I thought was some sort of crayfish, or Crestacian , later saw pics of mmmoth teeth and saw similarities. My thought was large bone maybe young mammoth or mastodon femur bone with tooth. Tooth is like 3 to 4 inches long. I am really new , and have really gotten into fossil hunting in rivers and creek beds. Was watching discovery channel so decided to dig into glacier like hill that sits along creek edge. Can anyone help. Any advice. Pretty sure from what I have read by texture and look this is very old bone. Prob not dinasour found in Midwest. Lol unfortunately. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Welcome to The Forum. Unfortunately, the large item is not a fossil bone. Notice the parallel layering, or laminar texture to the rock. It appears to be differential weathering of the stone, giving it a bone-like appearance. The smaller piece does contain a fossil fragment of some kind. More photos can be loaded in replies to this topic. 3 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I agree with John on the "bone". Can you please give us a few views of the smaller piece in higher resolution? 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Cropped, enlarged, and contrasted: My first impression is that it looks like a section of Rugose coral. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I second the rugose coral assessment. If it was found near Columbus, the bedrock there is primarily Devonian in age. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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