Shaun the Sheep Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I would appreciate an Id for this item, I found this on the coast about 15 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pterygotus Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I think it might just be stone . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I can see why one might wonder if it is dense bone, but I'm afraid it looks like a chunk basalt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun the Sheep Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Definitely more like a preserved bone, internal webbing and canals are very visible in person, i was thinking it could be a whale vertebrae i will try and get a better picture tomorrow not at all basalt as the local basalt in the area is reminiscent of pillow lavas/ glass like and is a very black colour this was found nearby https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12236950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 From that what can be seen, i would say it's a (waterworn) vertebra. No signs of being basalt here.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Shaun the Sheep said: internal webbing and canals are very visible in person I don't see them in the photo. The material shown in the article doesn't look like the whale bone I've collected either though, so maybe it's a different preservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carboniferouspat Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 +1 whale vert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimlock Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Another fore polished whale vert. Nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 whale or other vert for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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