Found possible bone after Cracking open limestone concretions! From Missouri

[Samurai]

Location is in Missouri

The area is dated to the Pennsylvanian 

most likely Raytown, Wyandotte Limestone Formation

 

I usually collect a few limestone concretions from a rock pile I go to and a few pieces of what appears to be bone popped out! Unfortunately when it did crack some of the pieces went flying and were unrecoverable

While I do not know if it can be identified, I can hope it can somewhat be recognized.

 

In the area I have found fossilized Cartilage through my Concretion cracking adventures and have found teeth from specimen of Eugeneodontida in the area. I also have come across the usual Brachiopods, Crinoid stems, Bryozoans, Rugose corals and petrified wood in the area.

 

I believe this is some sort of fish bone, as to what it was? I have no clue. 

Below is the left side of the concretion

 

 

[jdp]

I wonder if this might be a fish skull in a concretion, in which case it would be scientifically important. I'd like to put this into a CT scanner and see what can be made of it. The person to get in touch with would be Dr. Sam Giles at the University of Birmingham, in the UK. I can get her contact info to you in DM.

[NSRhunter]

I too wondered this, possibly like a brain cast of a fish? 

[Samurai]

43 minutes ago, jdp said:

I wonder if this might be a fish skull in a concretion, in which case it would be scientifically important. I'd like to put this into a CT scanner and see what can be made of it. The person to get in touch with would be Dr. Sam Giles at the University of Birmingham, in the UK. I can get her contact info to you in DM.

I do not know If I should bother someone like so, I have never really contacted someone before. Also I might do it after leaving this up for a few hours to see if anyone else has any guesses in what it is. 

 

Edit: If it is important I will search all over for the rest of the pieces, or as much as I can

[jdp]

Well, my suggestion here is that this fossil ought to be donated for scientific research, as it might be very scientifically important. This would make it possible for us to do our scientific research, which allows us to help you to better understand the fossils in the rocks you're collecting, which helps everyone. I am pretty conservative about asking people to donate fossils but this is a case where I think it is warranted.

[Samurai]

15 minutes ago, jdp said:

Well, my suggestion here is that this fossil ought to be donated for scientific research, as it might be very scientifically important. This would make it possible for us to do our scientific research, which allows us to help you to better understand the fossils in the rocks you're collecting, which helps everyone. I am pretty conservative about asking people to donate fossils but this is a case where I think it is warranted.

I am sure it wouldn't hurt. I would be delighted to have their contact info