1Simple1 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I was hoping someone might be able to help identify this. I think it was found in Arizona. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
patelinho7 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Can you please tell us roughly where it was found? Certain angles seem to suggest it could be petrified wood while other angles show it being just a rock. Not seeing any bone either way Link to post Share on other sites
1Simple1 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Thank you. It was found in a riverbed wall about a foot or two up in the 1950's. It use to be almost 3 feet long and broke over the years. We do not have the other piece. Link to post Share on other sites
1Simple1 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Would you know what the blue specs might be? Link to post Share on other sites
patelinho7 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 We need the location, not physical surroundings. It doesn't have to be the exact location, just enough info so a geologic map can be used to aid the ID process. And the blue specks I'm not sure what they are, but I have seen them before in other rocks. Geologic occurrence. Likely inclusions of other minerals. This is what makes me lean towards the find being geologic and not a fossil, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites
1Simple1 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Ok, sorry. I remember my mother talking about Aravipa Canyon. https://www.recreation.gov/permits/251864 That would be my best guess. Thank you for your time and help. I guess it is a rock. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
patelinho7 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I will wait for others to chime in before sealing your specimen’s fate but don’t fret, AZ has a rich history with plenty to find and see between fossils, geologic things, and the history of native peoples. Keep looking! Link to post Share on other sites
1Simple1 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 You are the best! Thank you for helping me with this. It has been a mystery in my fam for 70 years! :-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, 1Simple1 said: I guess it is a rock. I think it's more than a rock. Can you get focused images of the ends and any other interesting feature you see? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Troodon Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 That area has Cenozoic exposures no Mesozoic. Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 the blue specks might be glauconitic minerals Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Parts of it show the slightest suggestion of ivory. Is it relatively soft... easily scratched? Link to post Share on other sites
1Simple1 Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Oh!!!! Good one!! Yes, the white part is easily scratched! Link to post Share on other sites
1Simple1 Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Even the brown area that looks like dirt is easily scratched. The blue speckled part on the inside is not easily scratched. That part is hard like rock. Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 It is possible you have a piece of Proboscidean tusk. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
1Simple1 Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Thank you JohnJ! I am really learning a lot! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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