GrandJunction Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I've got no idea what this might be. Found in Western Colorado. Parts of it look like skin(?) and other parts look like tooth(?). I doubt that's what they are, but that's what they sort of visually look like. It isn't heavy like a fossil and doesn't sound like one when you tap it on something. It weighs maybe what you expect a hard piece of plastic would weigh. The white thing in pictures 1,2, and 3 reminds me like a tooth being tapped on in how it feels (I tapped it against my own tooth as well). In picture 4, part of it broke off. It's almost like ivory(?). The only preparation I've done to it is rinsing it under water and using a soft bristle brush. Anyhow, dying to know what you guys/gals think. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Very interesting..... I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 on a very first view looks like piece of deformed piece of plastic or so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 any chance it's man made? Am reminded of some dried up paint or adhesive. Not saying that's what it is of course just suggesting a line of research. You could try bending a thin edge with pliers and see if it gives. A good detective subject for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandJunction Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 @Plax Picture 4 shows where some snapped off. I'm thinking about heating up a needle and then touching it to the material to see if it melts. I know that's a method used to test for things like fake pearls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandJunction Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Well, it melted. Guess it is some sort of plastic like material. Into the trash it goes! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Good deductive work. I'd like to see what else you find, hopefully fossils, but we all enjoy a good mystery now and then. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandJunction Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 @Pagurus Thanks. I'm hoping to get lucky one day. I live about 1/2 mile from Riggs Hill where they found the first brachiosaurus and a couple other dinosaurs. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_S._Riggs I am certain that there are substantial fossils on my property, but it has likely been scavenged by many people over the years and nothing is going to be easy to find. Some photos for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Impossible to pick every fossil from a huge exposure like that! The strata look very uniformly horizontal and would be the same or close to the same as Rigg's Hill I'd think. Good Luck and am looking forward to seeing your fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCMOfossil Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Looks like a great place to collect. I look forward to seeing what you find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 wow....your property is amazing! Happy hunting! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 You should be able to find lots of fossils in that "picked over" exposure on your property. Fossils are like the energizer bunny -- they just keep going and going . . . Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 10:29 AM, GrandJunction said: Well, it melted. Guess it is some sort of plastic like material. Into the trash it goes! WAIT! Before you throw it away, you should check to make sure @Randyw doesn't want it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I’m glad you’re amused at my venture. But sorry real fossils or replicas only at randyw’s house of unloved fossils.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandJunction Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 I've got plenty of free time, so I go out looking for fossils/rocks several days a week. I know the general location is good because of the history, but besides looking at the surface, are there any tells I should be looking for? This is all pretty new to me, so consider me a beginner. And I promise to share anything I find because I guarantee I'll have no idea what it is! So glad I found this forum. You all have been very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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