Flag Ponds Finds

[creekdontrise]

Hi all! Just recently got into fossil hunting (besides coming the beach for teeth haha), and since moving to Maryland I’ve had access to the Calvert Cliffs area, which is so exciting!

 

On my most recent trip I found all of the pictured pieces in the surf, around low tide, and in sight of some of the cliffs near Flag Ponds. I think the first one is a large piece of whale bone, with a fun hole in it! But the rest are really eluding me. I took some less contrast-heavy pics of the very black bone fragment as well. Any idea what they could be? Thanks so much! ☺️

[Fossildude19]

Cropped and contrasted:

 

 

[creekdontrise]

4 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Cropped and contrasted:

Thank you SO much!!!

[Mahnmut]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

I think 4 is a turtle rib, but not sure.

Best regards

J

[Rockwood]

1. bone I doubt it can be identified further.

2. Possibly fragment of cetacean vertebra ?

3. turtle bone

4. turtle rib/shell

[creekdontrise]

5 minutes ago, Rockwood said:

1. bone I doubt it can be identified further.

2. Possibly fragment of cetacean vertebra ?

3. turtle bone

4. turtle rib/shell

Thanks so much! I wanted to hazard a guess that 3 and 4 were turtle, but wanted to defer to more knowledgeable folks :-)