mattw5815 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hey guy, I'm kinda new here and have a small collection of fossils I have found from the flint river area in south Georgia and some from around the world that people have given me. These first two that I feel are bones were found in the shoals of the flint river so they have some degrees of river tumbling and the last was a piece given to me which I think is just a geode but I wanted to rule it out as broken piece of a fossilized egg which I was told it was by the giver. Any help would be greatly appretiated. Thanks-matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattw5815 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Rib & egg? Also a coral beauty I recently found north of Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattw5815 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Rib & egg? Also a coral beauty I recently found north of Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Not an egg, but a Geode. Your first items look like concretions /nodules to me. Geologic, not biologic in origin. Not sure about the rib - not seeing any bone texture, but, the photos are a bit blurry. Some better pics and maybe some pics of the ends would be helpful on that one. 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...
jpc Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 can we see an end on view of the first piece. And make sure the photo is clear. I think it is a baculite,which is a common fossil in Cretaceous marine units. Common out west anyway, not sure how common they are in the east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattw5815 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 I was pretty sure it was just a geode...not sure where those folks thought dino egg haha. But I'm pretty sure the first one isn't a geofact. I'll try to get some better pictures. The thing is the things in this river become very rounded and details removed from tumbling in the very rocky waters. The place I'm hunting has produced many aquatic fossils from shells, sharks teeth, arthropod burrows, and some kind of whale was excavated nearby a few years ago. Some camel teeth and mammoth fossils have been found by a lot of divers also. Heck I just got some diamond wheels to cut fossil coral for slabs for knapping so I'll just cut these bone-like things in half and post some photos. If it turns out great then I'll just polish it. I'll get back asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattw5815 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 There's what looks like a cortex in the center Chanel. Some porous material left over where the red arrow is. Keep in mind the loss of detail from being river tumbled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Newer pictures are better, thanks. Looks like pet wood to me, though. Not seeing cancelous bone. 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...
mattw5815 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Its a little difficule to see in 2D I guess. I'd be happy with petrified wood, none that I know of has ever been found in this area. I'm still going to cut it in half to see the inside and then post the pictures. I have a lot of petrified wood in my collection and its not similar in any ways though. We'll see when its cut I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Given the concentric layers, I think it is more consistent with petrified wood than with bone. "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...
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