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Large Bone Fossil Or Rock?

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post-15452-0-35458200-1401495520_thumb.jpgI live in the middle of Texas. A friend gave me this "rock" or fossil that he says was dug out of the fossil gravel pits nearby. Please tell me if you know what this is. [post-15452-0-48530800-1401495656_thumb.jpg

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post-15452-0-03691400-1401496790_thumb.jpgpost-15452-0-62322700-1401496800_thumb.jpgpost-15452-0-72023300-1401496810_thumb.jpgit is most definitely not metal. it is rock. I am sorry these pictures don't do it justice. I will try to up load a couple more that are better. It IS possible that it was man made, by the water cannons that they use to quarry the fossil gravel. But I would rather think it is a lumbar bone or something cool like that from a dinosaur.

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Pumpkinhead Regular Member

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To me it looks a lot like a piece of smelt, although I don't know how that would end up in a sedimentary rock quarry

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JohnBrian Regular Member

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Reminds me of a meteorite. Will a magnet stick to it?

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:popcorn: John

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Heavily weathered limestone, me thinks.

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>May your wonders never cease!

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Looks like a large piece of sandstone to me.

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