Mitchws Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Found this today at Caspersen Beach in Venice Florida. Please help me identify. This is my 1st ever post on this site…. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enos Squared Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Looks like a piece of turtle shell to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Welcome to TFF! @Shellseeker, @Harry Pristis, @digit -@fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Welcome to the forum! Thanks for including a ruler, an important detail most new members don't think about (or they use a coin or other object that leaves us guessing as to the actual size). You'll notice from the images above that trying to photograph black fossils on a white background tends to make the camera underexpose the fossil to compensate for the bright background. The photo with you holding the fossil had less white and you'll notice the details in the fossil are more visible. We also recommend trying to photograph outside when possible as the sun is a much better light source than you can generally manage indoors. Our members are thinking along the lines of turtle/tortoise shell because the thicker shell narrows to a thin edge and the "wedge" shape in your object is leading us that way. I'm not really recognizing any of the texture that I usually see on turtle shell. The other possibility would be a fragment of a larger bone. Cheers. -Ken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I think that it is consensus that you have found either a broken piece of turtle shell OR a fragment of a much larger mammal bone. In my hunting I have seen LOTS of both here in South Central Florida. Because of your 2nd, 5th, and 6th photos, I myself lean towards turtle shell. The angles seem right... 1 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchws Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 Thanks to all of you for the nice welcome, excellent posting tips and help with the identification. With your help, I believe it to be a piece of turtle shell. Once you all said it was likely a turtle shell piece, I was able to compare with many pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 It helps to direct online searches if you have a starting point and a general direction to search. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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