David in Japan Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Hi, As I described in my trip report last week (http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/56838-kyushu-fukuoka-pref-ashiya-machi-japan/) I went to Ashiya machi and found what looks like to me a bone. The outcrop is from oligocene period and the matrix is made of sandstone. Found fossil were bivalve, shark teeth, and turittella which suggest a sea environment. Could you help me to ID this fossil ? I will say fossil because I do not even know if this is a bone as it would be the first time I found one. I read that at this place was discovered sort of big penguin called Plotopterum and sea mammal like seals. I read somewhere that birds bones and mamal bones were quite different so even if we cannot put any ID on this maybe, I still have the hope that someone can tell me if it's a bird or a mammal. I am waiting forward to reading your suggestion and post. David ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) I don't think that's bone... It's something geological Edited August 22, 2015 by edd 1 " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 So no fossil there according to you. Ok, I was mislead by the brown aspect, and the regular form. Thank you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Sure looks like it could be bone to me. If you could get a closer shot, or some more pixels, of an end grain it might be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 I humidified it so details and color become a little bit visible and I took i little bit more closer pictures of it. I hope these pictures are a little bit more helpful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Helpful, but I'm sorry to say the result is not positive. I think edd was right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 These are better images, but still inconclusive. To me, it just seems to be more "one with the rock" than a bone might be. "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...
David in Japan Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Ok, thank you very much. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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