Jackmandu Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Found this while rock hounding in southeast South Dakota. The color (when it was wet) caught my eye…but after getting it home and dried it out…you can see in the pictures what I believe to be bone? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 It does have the look, but I am not 100% convinced. Could you try to take some close-ups with better focus? 2 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I agree it shows signs of being mineralized bone. But I'll add that views of all four sides are always helpful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 If it is a chunk of bone, not sure you can say much more about it that that. Chunk-o-saur/Chunk-o-don. 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...
Jackmandu Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 Here are some other views on my find...thank you all who provided feedback!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackmandu Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 8:17 AM, Fossildude19 said: If it is a chunk of bone, not sure you can say much more about it that that. Chunk-o-saur/Chunk-o-don. LOL that made me laugh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AranHao Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 The bone structure is not dense. Could it be theropod dinosaur bone…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I do think it's bone. Sadly, I don't think it has enough identify features for me to guess at identification. Most of the time we need at least one complete (relatively undamaged) end of a bone to help identify it, and I don't see that here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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