EAR BONE? or Wishful thinking? Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

[KimDeLuxe]

Hi All!   I am a newbie & amateur, making my very first post.

I picked this up whilst searching for sharks teeth along the beach.

I am a very curious being and this is just a mystery to me.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks again!!!

[Meganeura]

Unfortunately that doesn't look like one to me!

[KimDeLuxe]

Thanks for the reply! Now I can stop scouring google lens for similarities. 

...onward to scouring the great outdoors!

[grandpa]

I'm also in the "wishful thinking" camp, but I see where you're coming from.  Good eye for finding the shape.

 

BTW, I don't think I've welcomed you to the forum yet.  Welcome!

[ClearLake]

Yes, I'm with the others.  While the shape is intriguing, what I notice is the texture looks more like matrix (rock).  In your third picture on the right side, you can see what appears to be layering of the rock, which you would expect to see in sedimentary rock, but not necessarily in bone.

 

Also welcome and great job with your first post for an ID: pictures in focus from various angles, location info, and with a scale!  Good job!

Edited May 17, 2023 by ClearLake

[Mahnmut]

Hi,

sadly, or maybe not, google lens is  not good at identifying specific fossils yet. Maybe something iconic like an ammonite in general terms, but s far as I see it,  it will always identify anything as the most common (or rather most commonly googled) similar thing.

Best Regards,

J

[Shellseeker]

6 hours ago, KimDeLuxe said:

Hi All!   I am a newbie & amateur, making my very first post.

I picked this up whilst searching for sharks teeth along the beach.

I am a very curious being and this is just a mystery to me.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks again!!!

Hello Kim, Welcome to TFF,  As Clearlake indicates.  Great photos,  You may go far... TFF is also a great place for Florida Fossil Hunters and Fossil hobbyists from around the world.  My normal hunting areas is Bone Valley and I try to specialize in ear bones.

Baleen Whale

 

This one is camel/llama

I had to kiss a bunch of rocks to find these ear bones.

 

I was visiting my son as a Tourist and I was in St John's County around noon,  Got soaked.... at a fort

Welcome to TFF

 

[KimDeLuxe]

And to;

grandpa, Clear Lake, Mahnmut, & Shellseeker:

Thanks so much to ALL of you for welcoming me to TFF, taking the time to view my post and reply & for sharing your knowledge and encouraging words!

Peace!

[digit]

6 hours ago, KimDeLuxe said:

Now I can stop scouring google lens for similarities.

Works notoriously poorly for fossils. We have a great depth of (non)artificial intelligence here on the forum and enjoy identifying fossils and, when needed, identifying non-fossils which can be just as important while learning.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken