MrBones Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Hello, I just want to say, know it isn't allowed to pick up fossils here in South Africa since it belongs to the state, but the state does not care nor want these fossils, so I have decided to help conserve the fossils by donating them to a local soon-to-be-built museum in our town. So anyways here is the fossil. It was picked up on the main beach of Yzerfontein. So.e of you might be familiar with the West Coast Fossil Park located a few miled away from the town. The fossil looks like a piece of wood. And I managed to break of what seems to be a thorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 The second item looks like fish bone. 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...
MrBones Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: The second item looks like fish bone. It kind of looks like it, but on closer inspection you can see it consists of "strands" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, MrBones said: It kind of looks like it, but on closer inspection you can see it consists of "strands" That is consistent with some types of fish bones. 1 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...
MrBones Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Mmm, interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wynand Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 the porosity of the larger piece also looks like bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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