Beachbumfinds Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) I found this on the beach in Englewood Florida. I have 2 of them but this one is a bit bigger. Edited June 28, 2021 by Beachbumfinds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) Hi there, welcome to the forum. This is a swollen fish vertebra, commonly known as a 'Tilly Bone' Pictured below is the Neural Spine and centrum that is part of your fossil. (A good thread to read up on: ) Image Credit: Figure 9. Caudal fin of a juvenile gar (L. osseus) showing the notochord extending into the upper lobe. Photograph by William Matthews. Cheers, Brett Edited June 28, 2021 by Brett Breakin' Rocks 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 This is actually a vertebra, probably fish. 2 "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbumfinds Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Wow. Did I mention I'm no expert. It looked like a little skull to me. Picked it up while hunting sharks teeth. Thanks for the cool info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Sometimes, it is more interesting than you thought. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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