BrianHershey Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) Found this in a pile of river rock here in Kansas. It's heavy like a rock. I'm a newbie so need some help. It looks like a humerus to me and you can even see the different colors that show the marrow. From surfing the web I've seen very similar shapes of fossil humerus of porpoise, whale and alligator. Should I get back to that pile and keep looking? Edited March 22, 2017 by BrianHershey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 It is suggestive of the mussel attachment sites on the end of a long bone. I'm afraid the texture is not that of bone though. Sorry, but the darker area is the result of the minerals having been exposed after the rock had weathered. It is the right type of rock, and more looking is always encouraged around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I agree - this isn't a bone, but a look-alike rock. Many of us get fooled from time to time with these. You could call this a pseudofossil - a rock that looks like a fossil. Ma nature can be sneaky. 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...
Troodon Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Welcome to the forum. Kansas has lots of cool fossils including great cretaceous ones. Unfortunately like the others have said yours is not one, lacks bone structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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