trempie4 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Found this on a local private beach in York VA. Not sure of the formation but Miocene I'm assuming, seems younger than the St. Mary's fmn ive collected extensively here and I've found a few mammal teeth (horse and bison) but no shark teeth on this particular area. I was collecting primarily cute cute little oyster cluster, the occasional barnacle clusters, as well as some cool branching bryzoans. And then this thing pops up. I've found modern fish spine sections here regularly and they're always white or rust stained due to fats, but this is obv darker and heavier, but but not truly 100% "stone / fossilized". any thoughts? thx in advance!!! Joe... (evolution ROCKS....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 It's a fish hypural (bone in the tail). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Al Dente said: It's a fish hypural (bone in the tail). I agree Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trempie4 Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 Well that was simple... thanks! Does it look fossilized to you guys? As stated, heavier than bone but a bit of flexibility so I'm not 100%. Joe... (evolution ROCKS....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 If it's all flexible then I would think it's modern: ) Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trempie4 Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 Drat. First black fish bone I've found so considering it's a rather heavily fossiled beach I was hopeful but alas... thx! Joe... (evolution ROCKS....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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