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Is this a fossil?


Maria814

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Hello! I found this in Fruita, Colorado while doing some remote field work. I have no idea if it’s a rock, bone, or fossil. Was wondering if anyone could help! Thanks! 

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Hi,

 

Yes, the hoof of an animal (or I don’t remember what you call it).

 

Coco

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

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Welcome to TFF from Austria!

 

Your item looks like a recent hoof core.

 

Franz Bernhard

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Hoof core, I agree.

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To determine if it is a fossil tap it lightly with a spoon. The sound it makes should be high pitched if it is a fossil typical of the area (Jurassic). If it is modern, as I too suspect, it will make a wooden 'tunk' like sound.

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