BenHE Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 This is my first post here so I’m not exactly sure of the formats but I found a possible bone that I am unable to identify. I found this at Calvert Cliffs and have never found anything like it. It could just be a stone but it seems like a very unique shape and structure/composition. Ask if more images are needed because the end is broken off and the internal structure is complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenHE Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 This is the internal structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenHE Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Hello, I’m new to this forum. I really don’t know much about fossil bones and mostly look for shark teeth. However, last year I found an interesting object at Calvert Cliffs. At first I thought it was a rock, but it seems to be quite a unique shape and composition, so I am uncertain. I’d love someone to tell me if it is truly just a rock or if it’s a bone of some sort. I can take more pictures if needed. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 It doesn’t look like a fossil, it looks like it might be a concretion. "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...
BenHE Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Here is the internal structure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Welcome to TFF! You should post ID requests in the ID sub forum rather than the questions sub forum. I agree with this being a concretion. PS The mods. moved it while I was typing. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Welcome to the Forum. Moved to Fossil ID. I agree that this is more likely to be a concretion. I see no bone texture. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Maybe a part of Thalassinoides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 It's basically an ironstone concretion. It's possible that it is a fossil burrow. Can you describe the texture of the center, or give us a better look ? The topic of this thread is what I had in mind. crab burrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 26 minutes ago, Johannes said: Maybe a part of Thalassinoides. The bathroom perhaps. Maybe @Carl, or @GeschWhat would have a sniff ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenHE Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 This is my best attempt at a better photo. The inside is quite rough. On the top there is another opening that is more hollowed out. The back side has more lumps than the front and is much less smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Hi, welcome to, i also think this is a concretion with an odd shape. 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 another vote for concretion "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 and I change from Thallasinoides isp. to Ophiomorpha isp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenHE Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Thanks everyone for the quick responses! It makes sense that it is a concretion and I’m happy that I now know for certain its origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I agree with ironstone concretion - doesn't pass the coprolite tests. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, Carl said: I agree with ironstone concretion - doesn't pass the coprolite tests. You licked it? Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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