Beepstick Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Petrified fruit? ...and if it is how do I determine it's age and what exactly it is? Though I have not weighed it it does appear to be significantly lighter than normal stones it's size. Appreciate any help I can get Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I think it's a very-good-apple-looking rock!!! I think it's an eroded chert rock!!! "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beepstick Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks ... Gonna look at some cherts now Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 There are some indications that it could be a worn epiphysis. The end of a long bone. The weight being one clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 It is a femoral head from a deer or cow or other similar sized animal. Do a search for femoral head and you will see several examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jpc Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 9 hours ago, Al Dente said: It is a femoral head from a deer or cow or other similar sized animal. Do a search for femoral head and you will see several examples. Exactly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beepstick Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 A different angle... thanks for all replies you folks are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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