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found this is creekbed, buried just under surface, gravel bed, just want to share and hear feed back.

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Limestone.  Not a fossil foot. 

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the observation i made first the basic shape of a foot and ankle looking rock, three toes, and the ankle looks like it was bone material, almost appeared to have soft tissue. looking up possible three toe dinosaurs im was thinking theropod, absence of claw maybe not. either way im still amazed by this and if not a fossil, still really cool formation

 

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I concur that this is not a fossil.  Fossilized soft tissue is so uncommon that is can usually be disregarded as an option.  

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Morphologically speaking, a theropod would have a longer middle toe, not a longer first toe. :footprint2:

That aside, you are in an area that is home to lots of interestingly shaped limestone formations. 

Soft tissue preservation almost never happens, especially in your area. 


Most of the fossils you would be finding would be sea shell type creatures - ammonites, oysters, gastropods, crabs, etc. 

You can't always judge by the way things look.  ;) 

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Its a fossil of foot off torasauris, in central texas! Really excited thanks for the feed back.

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2 minutes ago, raptoreye said:

Its a fossil of foot off torasauris, in central texas! Really excited thanks for the feed back.

 

What evidence do you have to back up your claim?  Where is the bone?

 

Concretions like this are common in the area where you found it.  This piece is easily identified as a geologic concretion if you understand the local geology.  To claim it is some kind of foot...is "pulling my leg".  :)

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16 minutes ago, raptoreye said:

Its a fossil of foot off torasauris, in central texas! Really excited thanks for the feed back.

 

???   Where did you get that idea??  :headscratch: No, this most definitely is not a foot of a Torosaurus, or any other dinosaur.  


I think you are deliberately trolling us now.   Good luck with your rocks. 

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