BethyBoo122 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) This fossil was found near water (Pit One area) in Shasta County, California. It was mostly covered in a hard dirt that took some soaking and a soft tooth brush scrubbing to remove. I could see a tiny bit of the band on the rock through the dirt but nothing else. To say I was pleasantly surprised is an understatement. I am not sure what this is.... But I do have a guess. Maybe a turtle or small lizard/newt? The underside has what looks like two vertebra or maybe pieces of shell. I am totally out of my element when it comes to bone fossils. With only three toe/finger bones to go on Google wasn't much help. I was a desperate woman so I followed one suggestion for testing fossils.... Offically I am now a rock licker. Lol I hope Fossil Forum can help with my mystery because I'm not licking another fossil toe. Edited July 11, 2020 by BethyBoo122 Picture quality Link to post Share on other sites
Emthegem Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 We might need some better quality pictures if we are to identify it, I'm not seeing much in this lighting :/ Link to post Share on other sites
BethyBoo122 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Sorry the others were too dark. Hopefully this one is better. Link to post Share on other sites
Kane Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I'm not seeing a fossil here in this new image, and instead just the way the chert formed and was later subject to erosional forces. Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 They don't exactly shout fossil, but I can't zoom in on the bead like shapes enough to get a good look. I think photos of it dry would be more useful. Link to post Share on other sites
BethyBoo122 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 This is the other side. New phone. Poor camera. Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 35 minutes ago, BethyBoo122 said: This is the other side. The same quality photo of the first side maybe ? The way the banding seems to carry through the shape uninterrupted here is going to be tough to reconcile with it being a fossil though. Link to post Share on other sites
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