Still Trying To Sort Out What Is And What Is Not Fossilized Bone.

[claire01]

Could someone help me determine which of the below is bone and which is not? They all seem bone like to me, but preserved differently. Or am I just seeing things? Cretaceous, Eagle Ford.

[enoscrawler]

Bottom left piece looks kind of like bone have you licked them

[enoscrawler]

I have similar pieces I found at lake texhoma it would be cool if they were bone

[claire01]

I have not licked them, do I need to? Why am I licking them?

[Xiphactinus]

Bone often sticks to your tongue and rock won't. (Not 100% foolproof, though.) The capillary action of the pores in the bone pulls moisture from your tongue, causing it to stick a little.

[claire01]

Oh, I see. Thanks.

[Plax]

judging by the pores bottom right looks like bone

[Phillip]

I'd say both the pieces on the right are, but I'm not 100% sure. These are a bit different from the fossilized bone I usually find.

[claire01]

I think the 2 on the right are also. And maybe this one?:

Here's the other side:

Side view.

Edited June 18, 2014 by claire01

[Phillip]

yea, that one could very well be bone.

[claire01]

Okay, thanks. I think I've got it.

[enoscrawler]

Better pics does look Like bone wish I could hear them clink together

[claire01]

What sound am I listening for, enoscrawler? I'm hearing a sort of dull clink, but honestly when trying several different ones they all sound pretty much the same to my untrained ear.

[JohnJ]

What sound am I listening for, enoscrawler? I'm hearing a sort of dull clink, but honestly when trying several different ones they all sound pretty much the same to my untrained ear.

Claire, in my experience, there are often too many variables to use sound as a definitive method to determine if something is a fossil, bone, or anything else.

[claire01]

Okay, thanks JohnJ.