mhaley Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Can anyone help with identifying this fossil found on coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Sorry, but I am seeing a metamorphic rock, ... not a fossil Keep Looking, though. Regards, 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaley Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thank you for your keen observation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaley Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Can you identify the bones in the thumbnails below? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I apologize, but none of the items above look like any bones I have ever seen. I am not seeing bone structure that you would expect to see in fossil bones. I think they are more interesting rocks. Regard, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 If they were bone they would be very weathered and you would need a thin section and maybe magnification to verify it to be bone. 1 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 If the first set of pictures was a fossil it could only be a stromatolite or stomatoporoid. I don't think it is a fossil either but see if it is a carbonate rock by checking if it fizzes from vinegar and is relatively soft. Although it could have been replaced by silica. Again a thin section or polished end would tell a great amount. 1 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 There is some porosity in the abraded areas I've circled which suggests bone structure: Are the three images in this row all different views of the same object? If so, it could be a cranial element, perhaps a mammal periotic bone. 1 "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...
Harry Pristis Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 When I looked at the object Auspex highlighted, I had a vague feeling that it was an epiphysis, the end of a bone. The other side of this object gives me an even more vague sense of "radius." That's all at a very low probability, based on intuition. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 If it is bone, it looks most like a worn cetacean periotic to me. 1 The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaley Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 I apologize for the pictures the first large bone. I thought at first it might be coral because of the size and the fact it was found on the beach. But It didn't have all of the characteristics of coral. There are broken pieces chipped off that enables you to see the inside marrow of the bone, but what kind of bone that was so huge? So, I started researching all sea life and finally I came across whale bones that looked similar and made sense for the size. I believe its Whale bone but not sure what part of the whale it came from? But of course, Ive been wrong before lol....but I did over a year of research and that's my conclusion.... The next photo I believe is a jaw bone of some sort because my research showed the marrow and the fact that there are spaces that used to hold teeth from what animal Im not sure??? Maybe a sea lion? It was found on the beach as well. And the last 3 photos are I believe some kind of vertebrae or joint bone to some animal. It is really worn it has clearly been fossilized but this one clearly resembles a bone from my research. This one was the easiest to research but I definitely want to entertain everyones feedback. I live for it and I don't have but 1 or 2 friends that really appreciate or share my interest. Some of my tease me and call me the bone collector. I come from a long line of geologist, my grandfather discovered several types of sands and named them from being in the oil business. I guess that's why its in my blood. I'm a rock hound, have found meteors, artifacts, etc....nothing excites me more. I have acquired quite a collection. My son 11 yrs old has quite and eye himself for arrowheads, beach glass and finding such treasures. Thanks for taking the time to give me your feedback and your patience being the newbie.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaley Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 I couldn't agree more with Pierre-Simon Laplace's quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaley Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Fyi, I did the vinegar test and no fizz and not soft...per your test not a carbonate rock....pertaining to the first three thumbnails. I still believe it to be a whale bone of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaley Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Cant figure out what animal this tooth belonged to?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 The last one has horizontal lines likely to be sedimentary which you shouldn't expect on a tooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaley Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Totally, makes since because it has layers.....thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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