kg1 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I found this on the beach here in Lincoln County Oregon today, This one has totally got me stumped as to what it is. Only guess for me would be to think its possibly some part of a fish. This is from the Astoria Formation. I havent got it cleaned at all but I have toothbrush in hand so maybe I can post another picture later. Rotating the pictue may help the view too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg1 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Heres the other side of the thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Hmmm that is a chin scratcher! In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I see a couple things there: the porous thing(s) look like cancelous bone, and the smooth stuff looks like maybe crab shell. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg1 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 I dont think its crab shell however I was thinking now that maybe it could be a fish scale or part of a fin or two .....just doesnt really look like crab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 What age? Shiny stuff reminds me of ammonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 What age? Shiny stuff reminds me of ammonite. ...or nautiloid? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg1 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 The Astoria formation is between 16-23 mya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg1 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Here is what they look like today after doing a little work on them....Still cant figure it out but leaning towards fish scales still....any fish experts out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncoat Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 They look alot like fish bones to me. I find alot of pieces that large that have jumbles of the smaller bones that make up fish skulls. Here is a similar one i found recently. I find this link helpful in identifying small fish bones. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 The large shiny area in the left picture looks like the inside of a worn Pectin shell piece. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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