LBI Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I found what appears to me to a mammal vertebra of some sort. I'm a newb, so any help would be appreciated. Found in the Texas Hill Country, less than a foot down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Welcome to the Forum. I'm not a bone guy, but that doesn't look like any vert I have ever seen on here. Looks like oddly eroded limestone, to me. Maybe some of the locals will weigh in? 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...
Bronzviking Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Welcome to the forum from sunny Florida. Looks like clay or mudstone to me not a bone, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBI Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 I’ll try to get some better pics and clean it up some. What about these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Sorry, but it looks like more eroded limestone, to me. 2 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...
JohnJ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I agree it is suggestively shaped limestone with small marine fossils possibly visible. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Lots of limestone in the Texas hill country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I am in the limestone camp too. Have seen lots of this in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBI Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Okay, let’s try these. Found in the Hill Country as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnJ Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 The light colored one is another rock. The dirtier, dark one looks like porous rock as well, but it would be easier to tell if cleaned up. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Agree looks like a rock, likely limestone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBI Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Couple more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 You have plenty of limestone, should you need to make a rock wall. 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...
LBI Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Should I use this in my wall as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBI Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 And just in case you’re wondering, yes those are ALL fossilized bones in that pic. It’s a mammoth by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, LBI said: And just in case you’re wondering, yes those are ALL fossilized bones in that pic. It’s a mammoth by the way. Um...I'm not seeing it. Your local geology is Karst: <LINK> This should answer most of your questions. "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...
JarrodB Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 20 minutes ago, LBI said: And just in case you’re wondering, yes those are ALL fossilized bones in that pic. It’s a mammoth by the way. I'm sorry but you're mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Limestone. There is no bone texture in these. Limestone nodules often take funny shapes like these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Sorry, @LBI This is a classic example of the interesting limestone found in your area. Underground water has shaped it it many unusual forms. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBI Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 You guys are killing me. It still has the teeth. And that big knot at the upper left of the “karst”, that’s the break point of the tusk. The rock above it is a mandible as well. I’ll send you guys some more pics this evening. Give me your thoughts on this one. Troodon, please don’t help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kane Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Science does not proceed by declarative belief, but by evidence. And I don't think it is appropriate to exclude particular members from providing their input on an open forum. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, LBI said: You guys are killing me. It still has the teeth. And that big knot at the upper left of the “karst”, that’s the break point of the tusk. The rock above it is a mandible as well. I’ll send you guys some more pics this evening. Give me your thoughts on this one. Troodon, please don’t help. What are you suggesting this is? Several of us are very familiar with the rocks in your area. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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