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Found this reputed "fossil bone" specimen five feet below the ground in sandy soil near the Delaware River in Southern New Jersey at the site where a 85' tulip poplar tree fell and lifted the root ball. Identified as "glacial, river worn fossil bone" by Gary's Gem Garden in Mt Laurel, NJ. Any thoughts as to the whether the structure of the reputed ''fossil bone' may be of biological origin? Thanks for your thoughts!

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Looks like a piece of chert or dolostone to me. 

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Can't help with the "bone" but interesting that Gary's Gem Garden is still around. Bought my "Pictorial Guide to Fossils" by Gerard Case there in the mid 80s.

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