LittleGeek1 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Not sure if they're fossilized bone or not. The do stick to my tongue. They're fairly dense and anywhere from 4 to 4½ inches in length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Sorry. These all look like weathered limestone, and not bone. 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Agree, all look like rocks to me, not fossils or bones. Some fun shapes there though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 The first pic is very suggestively shaped, but I dont see any telltale signs of any of this being bone. Fossil bones have the same appearance and features as any modern bone you will see. There are longitudinal striations, pores, layers, and most have a spongy marrow center (Dugong bones do not. Learned that recently after mis-identifying a pic). Pic up any bone you find laying on the ground and you can immediately identify it as bone, even if the color is different. Broken bone bits still look have the characteristics. Learn to look beyond a suggestive silhouette, thats only a single aspect of identifying "bone or not" 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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