Micah Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 My brother found this in a creek and the porous texture and divot on one end would seem to point towards a vertebrae of some kind, but I've never found anything like it before. Anyone know what it is/how I could tell for sure if it is a vertebra, or just some kind of coral or cephalopod... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I don't think it's a vert. Can you post pics of the corners i.e. where one flat edge meets another and several other angles? John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fifbrindacier Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Hi, it's nor a coral nor a cephalopod. Could you tell us in what creek you found it ? Nebraska is a little too wide. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Not seeing bone either, maybe a burrow cast. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 It's a little tributary of the Long Branch in SE Nebraska, it's a mix of glacial gravel and limestone from various periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 16 hours ago, ynot said: Not seeing bone either, mabe a burrow cast. I thought that at first, but the texture is more that of bone than the world insides of a burrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Micah said: I thought that at first, but the texture is more that of bone than the world insides of a burrow. I do not see any bone "texture" in this piece. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Burrows tend to be filled with more mobile and soluble sediment. The small void quite likely is a fragmentary fossil of something that was engulfed by the process. The fact that they are a cavity also helps keep them from being compacted to the same degree as their surroundings. I think the combination is what gives them this porous look. It is a little too disorganized for bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Okay thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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