FOSSIL OR LUNCH?

[TOM BUCKLEY]

I'm an invertebrate guy. When I split Devonian bedrock and find a trilobite It's pretty definite that I've found a Devonian trilobite. Now that I live in Florida, things are not quite as clear. During a walk on a NE Florida beach yesterday I came across a bone. I'm not an anatomist, but it looks like a bird's humerus. It is not heavy. It doesn't feel mineralized. It is hollow. Could this be from a prehistoric bird or just trash from a recent beach picnic?

To be a fossil, something doesn't have to be mineralized. It could still contain some organic compounds. So.......what do you think? Thanks.

 

Tom

 

 

 

[jpc]

yes to bird humerus.  Fossil or recent.... ??????