North Sulfur River bone?

[Creek - Don]

Found this yesterday in North Sulfur River where I found the mosasaur vertebra.   I'm wondering whether this could be from same animal? 

[Micah]

Not familiar with this area (state would help maybe) it’s always hard to tell with bone fragments. It’s possible that it could be from a mosasaur, but without details (the fragment is not particularly well preserved) it could be from anything. I would actually be more inclined to call this coral than a bone if I had found it. Some photos with scale provided and a clearer picture of both ends could help. I’ll reserve judgement until I see those in more detail, but I’m leaning towards it being coral.

[caldigger]

I don't see bone in this piece or a coral for that matter. Could be wrong, but I cant see any features that would lead me to either of those.

It looks more like a coprolite if anything.  

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[sharkdoctor]

+1 for coprolite. A well-lit closeup would really help with ID

[Creek - Don]

Here is some more close ups. 

[facehugger]

I'm not seeing a bone or coprolite here, personally. I hunt NSR sometimes. 

 

@JarrodB?

[caldigger]

Maybe a tumbled chunk of burrow.

[Creek - Don]

Thanks.   I will leave it as worn out stone or burrow.  

[Micah]

+1 vote for trace fossil. I’m not seeing the coral pattern I thought I saw in your third pic in these better photos.

[Coco]

Hi,

 

@GeschWhat

 

Coco

[JarrodB]

I agree with tumbled burrow. 

[GeschWhat]

Looks like a coprolite to me. Can I see a closeup of this area? 

[Creek - Don]

I think you missed this picture. 

 

 

[grandpa]

Don, 

 

I too do not see "fossil" here from the pictures [maybe in person(?].  I think I'm seeing a porous substrate (possibly L/S) with a (possibly) chert coating.  Hard to tell exactly from photos.

 

[Creek - Don]

Thanks Granpa  GeshWhat was asking for close up.  

[garyc]

Any chance this a very beat up piece of bacculites?