Found on the beach in Ecuador

[jettabar99]

I have no knowledge of bones or fossils but i found this piece and it find it very interesting. I am hoping someone can shine light onto what it is.

It was found on the beach, Playa de Murcielago in Manta, Ecuador on the Pacific Ocean. I think it is a fish mandible but from there i am lost. The entire thing is stone like. It is quite a bit heavier than bone and of consistent feel throughout except for the varying body textures. The color is quite a vivid salmon on the smoother outside with bend wrinkles you would expect on a living creature. (i sculpt and these wrinkles have been captured beautifully in this piece!)

I know i probably sound pretty stupid with this description but this is not my area of expertise. I was just out on my daily morning dog walk:-)

[Wolf89]

Sorry, but to me, that looks like just a piece of shell

[Darktooth]

I agree.

[caldigger]

Shell for me as well.

 

[jettabar99]

Ok cool. Thanks for your help. 

Its a pretty big shell!

[FossilDAWG]

"...just a shell."

 

Sheesh, people, how about a little respect for shells?

 

jettabar, your find is a part of the "lip" of a large conch shell.

 

Don

 

 

[Kane]

Although it is not likely a fossil, collecting sea shells can be quite lovely. Whenever I find myself in the Caribbean, I always take home a few that wash up on shore (provided there is no current occupant, like hermit crabs!).  

[Walt]

Don't disparage the lowly shell!  The state gemstone of Louisiana is the cabochon cut oyster shell. 

Yeah, I know.  They think a little different here.... 

[abyssunder]

I agree with the other. It's a really nice and big shell fragment with tiny bioerosional markings (the little borings). 

[caldigger]

2 hours ago, Kane said:

Whenever I find myself in the Caribbean, 

I would like to find myself in the Caribbean.  I might not know how I got there, but it would be nice.

[Nimravis]

2 hours ago, Kane said:

Although it is not likely a fossil, collecting sea shells can be quite lovely. Whenever I find myself in the Caribbean, I always take home a few that wash up on shore (provided there is no current occupant, like hermit crabs!).  

I agree and have a great collection of shells that I have collected on my trips to Sanibel Island.

[Coco]

Hi,

 

What a chance Nimravis !

 

Coco