merikling Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Unsure what this is found it rock hunting in southwest Iowa neat the river on a friend's property.Looks like a bat in utero petrified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 hour ago, merikling said: .Looks like a bat in utero petrified Well, we can start by pinning those odds to the wall. I doubt that's it. I'm afraid I'm going to need more angles/perspective on this to be any help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 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...
DPS Ammonite Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 8 hours ago, merikling said: Unsure what this is found it rock hunting in southwest Iowa neat the river on a friend's property.Looks like a bat in utero petrified Welcome to the Forum. I remember when visiting grandparents, I found some silicified Pennsylvanian fusulinids in black chert also known as rice agate; find any? https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1746&context=istj Please give us better photos. Close up photos can let us know if this is bone. 1 2 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merikling Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 8 hours ago, Rockwood said: Well, we can start by pinning those odds to the wall. I doubt that's it. I'm afraid I'm going to need more angles/perspective on this to be any help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lone Hunter Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Am I seeing a tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Looks like a piece of bone, possibly a petrosal from a mammal skull. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Al Dente said: Looks like a piece of bone, possibly a petrosal from a mammal skull. Looks like something the cat dragged in because the dog didn't want it at any rate. Sorry I don't see it being informative of much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merikling Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Lone Hunter said: Am I seeing a tooth? I think you're referring to the toe nails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 It isn't a bat. As @Al Dente said, this looks like a chunk of the underside of a mammal skull. 1 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, merikling said: I think you're referring to the toe nails A skull is made up of several bones. The brain case could almost be described as a separate structure. I think that concept is essentially what produced the shape which could suggest a tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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