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opal fossil, what is it?


rodrex

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Hello All,

I was hoping that someone could help me identify this bone? its from the mid-Cretaceous Griman Creek Formation of Lightning Ridge Australia

 

I don't think its a yabby button or turtle shell, as the piece is not rounded like a yabby button and there is bone texture. the piece is bilaterally symmetrical and there appear to have joins or groves where the bone meets. The underside is not flat like I would expect for turtle shell... 

 

Looking forward to your replies

 

Rod

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There doesn't appear to be enough to make any kind of reasonable guess, beyond opalized chunkosaur. 

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9 hours ago, ynot said:

Yeh, I know nothing!

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Wow the Great and Amazing Tony..stumped!!

TBH...I thought he wanted to make sure it was opalized...lol.

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59 minutes ago, Raggedy Man said:

the Great and Amazing Tony..stumped!!

Not that rare of an event. I never claimed to know bone very well (and am often wrong when I try to identify pieces).:doh!:

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