Is this a skull bone ? If this isn't a bone I give up on fossils . Just kidding. Please help!

[Katelyn123]

I found this in Alabama. I think it's a skull of some sort but every other time I've posted trying to get a fossil i.d. turns out all my " fossils " were just rocks lol. I love rocks and that will always be true but I'm getting a little discouraged with fossils . Please give me some good news that at least this is a real bone. Lol . It is 3 inches tall . 5 inches long and almost 3 inches wide. 

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[PrehistoricWonders]

Sorry, this doesn’t appear to be a fossil, and definitely not bone 

[Katelyn123]

Omg. All I can do is laugh rn. Really? If you look at the last picture. Can you tell me whats on the left upper side? It's in all the pictures just figured this was easiest. I thought that was some kind of bone. Lol

[FranzBernhard]

Interesting specimen, I know, why you collected it .

 

2 hours ago, Katelyn123 said:

I found this in Alabama.

Can you pin down a formation?

 

1 hour ago, Katelyn123 said:

Can you tell me whats on the left upper side?

Looks indeed different than the rest of the rock and it would have caught my eyes also. 

I don´t know what it is, I would suggest some tests:

- Try to scratch it with a nail.

- See how it reacts to vinegar or diluted hydrochloric/muriatic acid.

- Try the same with the rock itself.

Franz Bernhard

[Fossildude19]

Definitely not bone. This looks like some kind of limestone with chert or agate in it, to me.

[Katelyn123]

1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

Definitely not bone. This looks like some kind of limestone or with chert or agate in it, to me.

Fossildude19 your like the best. You always comment on my fossil I.D.'s . I always think I have a fossil and don't but you always give helpful information without being rude. I'm sure it gets annoying when you keep looking at my I.D.'s and there all just regular rocks. I really appreciate you

6 hours ago, FranzBernhard said:

Interesting specimen, I know, why you collected it .

 

Can you pin down a formation?

 

Looks indeed different than the rest of the rock and it would have caught my eyes also. 

I don´t know what it is, I would suggest some tests:

- Try to scratch it with a nail.

- See how it reacts to vinegar or diluted hydrochloric/muriatic acid.

- Try the same with the rock itself.

Franz Bernhard

Will do. Thank you so much

[Fossildude19]

1 hour ago, Katelyn123 said:

Fossildude19 your like the best. You always comment on my fossil I.D.'s . I always think I have a fossil and don't but you always give helpful information without being rude. I'm sure it gets annoying when you keep looking at my I.D.'s and there all just regular rocks. I really appreciate you

Will do. Thank you so much

Katelyn,

Please call me Tim. Much easier to type.   

We all had to start somewhere.    

Once you get an eye for fossils, you will be on your way.   

 

There are some areas that make great day trips to collect fossils in NY, NJ, CT, and Rhode Island. 

Stick with us, and we will get you finding fossils in no time.  

 

[Katelyn123]

5 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

Katelyn,

Please call me Tim. Much easier to type.   

We all had to start somewhere.    

Once you get an eye for fossils, you will be on your way.   

 

There are some areas that make great day trips to collect fossils in NY, NJ, CT, and Rhode Island. 

Stick with us, and we will get you finding fossils in no time.  

 

I'm going to look it up but off the top of your head do you know which areas on Rhode island? Because I live in mass. 5 seconds from there 

[Fossildude19]

Do a Forum search for Cory's Lane in Portsmouth, RI. 

Cool plant fossils to be found. 

Just make sure to go during an outgoing/low tide.  

[Fossildude19]

On 5/11/2021 at 11:05 AM, Katelyn123 said:

I'm going to look it up but off the top of your head do you know which areas on Rhode island? Because I live in mass. 5 seconds from there 

 

Also, there are plant fossils in North Attleboro, if you are anywhere near there.   

[fossilcrazee]

Hi Katelyn! Tiny piece of advice - Join a Fossil Club in your area to accelerate your learning.  (Soon) You will be able to go on club trips with other enthusiasts and learn from them.  Before you know it, you will have developed an eye for biological patterns preserved in stone and will be organizing a fossil collection in no time!  Good luck 

[Katelyn123]

12 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

 

Also, there are plant fossils in North Attleboro, if you are anywhere near there.   

Sure am. I'm in south attleboro

12 hours ago, fossilcrazee said:

Hi Katelyn! Tiny piece of advice - Join a Fossil Club in your area to accelerate your learning.  (Soon) You will be able to go on club trips with other enthusiasts and learn from them.  Before you know it, you will have developed an eye for biological patterns preserved in stone and will be organizing a fossil collection in no time!  Good luck 

Thank you and I will