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[Jrand4300]

[Ludwigia]

Please give us a few details about this rock, like where and in which stratigraphical layer it was found and in which country, county, state or province Cloverdale is, otherwise we won't be able to say much about it. Also please tell us why you think that it's a reptile fossil.

[Fossildude19]

I'm not seeing anything fossil related in this rock.  

[Jrand4300]

Where I live in Cloverdale CA norcal used to be the river bed a long time ago. I dug down about a foot.  The reason I think it is a snake head is because of its shape and also when I look at it with a  magnifying glass you can see what look like scales in a diamond pattern..as for the other it looks like a tooth or a claw of some sort its hard with the pics to really get a close look

 

[Fin Lover]

I see the pattern you are referring to, but snake heads do not fossilize or preserve this way.  Also, teeth typically have enamel and other features which I am not seeing evidence of in the first picture.

[Sagebrush Steve]

The geology around Coverdale,  California, is mostly of the Franciscan Complex, which is a metamorphic rock from a deep sea environment.  Fossils are extremely rare and what you find are mostly radiolaria microfossils.  This looks like a sample of California’s state rock, serpentine, which is common in the Franciscan Complex.

[Jrand4300]

Does anyone know where I could take these things to have them looked at in person cause the pics don't really do them well.

[Sagebrush Steve]

Sonoma State University has a geology department.  I don’t know anyone there but the university’s website lists email addresses for the faculty.  See if one’s of their faculty can help you and please let us know what you learn.