kitty Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I found this fossil in a river north of Seattle. Could it be a dinosaur tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Sorry - I see no details that would mark this as a fossil. And welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Welcome to the forum. That piece appears to be a piece of gravel that has been smoothed by the river. Unfortunately, not a tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I agree with the others here. I see no enamel, or root bone ... sorry, but it is just a suggestively shaped rock. Regards, 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...
kitty Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Sorry - I see no details that would mark this as a fossil. And welcome to the Forum! Thanks Carl for the welcome and also for responding to my question. I'm new to this so could you be so kind and tell me what marks to look for that indentifies a fossil. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Wow... This is the hardest question to answer satisfactorily. We fossil nerds have immense catalogs in our heads of minute details of structure, grain, color, translucence, anatomy, context, weathering, etc. The only way to learn this is to look at enormous amounts of real fossils and non-fossils. And the real things are so much better than photos, of course. You can probably easily tell the difference between a bowl of yogurt and a bowl of sour cream just by looking, but explaining how you did that is the tricky part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Wow... This is the hardest question to answer satisfactorily... Dare we even try? Some very fundamental visual clues can be used to 'arouse suspicion'; symmetry and/or repeating patterns come to mind. These are not exclusive to organic remains, by any means, but are often the first observable data in the winnowing process. "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...
Troodon Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I'm new to this so could you be so kind and tell me what marks to look for that indentifies a fossil. Thanks for your help. One approach would be to pick up a general book on fossils or go online and take a look at images. There is a lot of information out there and this forum has a wealth of knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I consider myself new at this as well but have found that learning what is NOT something is just as important as learning how to recognize what is. If that makes sense?! lol. Researching the area you are hunting in and looking up the fossils that can be found there is a great start as well! Welcome to the forum btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatria Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Could be petrified wood, which is a fossil. I'm heading that way (north of Seattle) next week and I've been reading about the petrified wood, agates, jaspers, etc. in that area. I'm looking for directions to a couple of spots where I could collect some small palm frond fossils. Please message me if anyone has suggestions. Zookeeperfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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