TFry Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hello everyone! I was beachcombing this morning and found this near the shoreline. I dont have a clue as to what kind of animal it used to be attached to and was hoping someone here could ID. I live in Galway, Ireland and after Storm Callum blew through last week we've all sorts of interesting things washed up in the sands. Any help is much appreciated! Traci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Welcome to TFF! Looks like a piece of a modern bone with much of the outer layer eroded off. 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...
TFry Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Thanks for the welcome! I was wondering if it was modern because of the light coloring. I'm a transplant here in Ireland from Tennessee, and Im used to finding arrowheads not bones! lol Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I agree with with back to front tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 It is cancellous bone material for sure; how old it is really cannot be stated with certainty just from the pictures. If you try to set it alight (mind the curtains!), and it smells of burnt hair, then it still contains collagen, and is unfossilized. 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFry Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 You're psychic! I had just finished reading about the fire test and tried it before your post. No smell of burnt hair, which pleased my husband, who said it might cook better if it had meat on it. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 3 hours ago, TFry said: You're psychic! I had just finished reading about the fire test and tried it before your post. No smell of burnt hair, which pleased my husband, who said it might cook better if it had meat on it. lol 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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