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I found this object in a dry river bed near Waco, TX, a few years ago, and I have always assumed it was a fossil of some sort (especially since it was found near other verifiable fossils). I once sent some photos to a university paleontologist, but he just cynically dismissed it as a "funny shaped rock." Maybe it is, but there are things about it that don't make sense for a random chunk of rock. The cross-sectional shape is very concentric, and the smooth, regular groove is clearly not the result of random cleavage. Both of these aspects are very clear in the second photo, which was taken along the "axis" of the crude "cylinder" the object seems to have been part of. Moreover, if you look closely, you'll notice that there is a cylindrical "core" of rock that has a different color (and maybe even texture) from the outer portion (almost, dare I say, like fossilized bone marrow -- but I may be letting my imagination run away with me there). Thinking it might be some sort of vertebra or other specialized skeleton component. Anyway, I'd appreciate any insight someone might have about this "funny shaped rock." Thanks.
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last week I had a cool find...with help from this forum we identified it as part of the lower jaw of a bison. I live in the interior of Alaska. wood bison use to live here but became nearly extinct 200 years ago. although in 2016 they did release a small herd back into the wild near bethel. also, there is a sandbar a few miles upriver that they have been digging. we had a flood that took out 20-50 feet of riverbank and the river is still receding. I returned to the spot that I found the first bone in yesterday and at the water's edge found an old animal vertebrae, when I checked today, I found two more vertebra and what i think is the second part of the jawbone. the vertabraes all fit together. i am heading back will post better pictures later
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These are some of my Sharktooth Hill finds from 2019. Was wondering if the first pics are a vertabra? The other pics are a fish vert. Sharks vert. And a random cetacean vert. I suppose, sorry I’m posting so much , but I like that I can get some second opinions on my fossils.
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Hello all! I found this on Lido Key Beach in Sarasota. is it a fossil?
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Good Day. I Have seen this in my back yard lying around - looked like n peice of wood. when I picked it up I was shocked at its weight and it is like stone. on closer inspection it looks like a Rib bone of some sort. also picked-up the small piece looking like a fraction of a joint - also seems like solid rock. note sure if it forms part of the same animal. Could someone Please help ID. This was found in my Back yard in Capetown South Africa
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Began prep on something quite special today. Though I’ll be uploading pictures once completed. I have always said, you always find your best stuff heading back to the car. That certainly can be said for this day. I’d not had much lucky all day, these days I’m looking more for stuff to add to the collection, rather than collecting for the sake of it. Couple of nice ammonites but that’s it. I then walked past a spot I had already walked past that morning, when I noticed what looked like a GIANT vert, laying amongst the shale from a recent cliff fall. Yup. It was. Safe to say my breathing was all over the place. I haven’t measured yet, but as a guess. Id say it’s around 25cm. This most likely makes it temnodontosaurus. The real beasts of the sea. If that isn’t the face of happy man. I don’t know what is.
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I got another vert looks decent and different than the other ones i got.
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I was going through an old box while moving and came across this rock I collected on a beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts as a kid. I remember being convinced it was a dinosaur tooth and would love to know how close I was, if at all, haha. Apologies that I can't narrow the location down much further but it's likely from the Falmouth area on the south side or the Dennis beaches faces north as those are the places we visited most often. Can add more/better pics if necessary. Scale in centimeters on the bottom.
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Just wondering what species of sloth this vert belongs to . Its from the peace river , Florida .
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Fish Vertebra Miocene Calvert Fm. Calvert Co, MD Fish Scale Asterolepis Sp. Devonian Rousay Beds Sandwich Fish Beds Rousay, Orkney, Scotland
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Anyone? I’ve never seen one like this before?... 5.5”-6” long 2.25 high, obviously broken.
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Took my 4 yo twins to Big Brook, Colts Neck, NJ yesterday for some fossil hunting. They had a blast. Found 2 vertabra; one only partial. Some ID help please.
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Really not sure on this one. Sort of looks like a vert or end of a bone. Hopefully there is enough there for an ID. Found in North Central Nebraska. Thanks! bottom
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Help identifying vertebra found at Corolla island in outer banks, NC
Borawiec1 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hey everybody, I'm on vacation at the outer banks, North Carolina and I've just found this vertebrae, but im not sure what animal it is from or even if it is fossilized, if anyone could give more insight it would be greatly appreciated, and i could post more pics upon request.
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From the album: Reptile Fossils
A caudal vertabra of a small Mosasaur. The animal was likely a few meters long. Location: Khouribga, Morocco Age: Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous© © Olof Moleman
