Is this is a fish head?

[Marcdrye]

Hi. I've found one similar to this find.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Found it in a an order of large Scottish cobbles I had delivered. The back of the head there's holes as if from where it's head attached to the body.

Decieving rock? Either way it's pretty cool. I have it on my bathroom window ledge next to my alligator head.

People think it's a real skull fossil of some kind. I tell them it's prehistoric dinosaur skull. 

 

    

      

[Top Trilo]

Not a skull just a skull shaped rock. The anatomy is not correct, no symmetry and no bone texture. 

Edited April 29, 2021 by Top Trilo

[Fossildude19]

Split out into it's own topic.   

 

Welcome to the Forum.   

 

Sorry, but not a skull.

There is no bilateral symmetry, no skull morphology, and no bone texture. 

This is an interesting rock, not a fossil. 

[Marcdrye]

Cheers for the reply. Still a cool rock. I'll still tell everyone it's a prehistoric skull from a winged devil bird lol 

[Lone Hunter]

How funny, I have a 'fish head' also.

[Rockwood]

1 hour ago, Marcdrye said:

The back of the head there's holes as if from where it's head attached to the body.

There in lies the fossil (perhaps). The holes look like pholad bivalve borings. They needn't be old enough to be considered fossils however. That would need to be established.

[Marcdrye]

4 hours ago, Rockwood said:

There in lies the fossil (perhaps). The holes look like pholad bivalve borings. They needn't be old enough to be considered fossils however. That would need to be established.

This is Interesting. I think it would make sense too as it came in mixed with two tonnes of large Scottish beach cobbles.