Is this fossilized bone? If so, what type.

[Sage ONeill]

Hello, my son found this piece deep in the bed of a little creek that passes through our property.  We are in Northeast Washington.  Looks like bone to me.  Is it fossilized?  And does anyone know what it might be?  Thanks a ton for the help.  

[hadrosauridae]

Yes, it certainly looks like bone.  It also looks like a hollow bone.  What state and county was it found?

[hemipristis]

Affirmative. Appears lithified, but the flame test would help

[Sage ONeill]

Thanks so much everyone.  We are in North Spokane County in Washington State.  I will look into doing a flame test on it.  Is there a way to figure out a good guess on what type of animal?  

[A.C.]

Not a tell all but a good place to start is looking if you can get your geologic age here: http://www.fossilspot.com/STATES/WA.HTM

 

Sometimes places are more documented than others. In Pennsylvania where I am from some areas are Devonian while some are Silurian and so on. All depends on where/what the outcropping is. If you have the geologic age you’ll be much more likely to figure out what your bone is.

[hadrosauridae]

6 hours ago, Sage ONeill said:

Thanks so much everyone.  We are in North Spokane County in Washington State.  I will look into doing a flame test on it.  Is there a way to figure out a good guess on what type of animal?  

 

ID'ing fragments is extremely difficult.  Typically, if something comes from a known area and formation, it can be narrowed down to a range of possible animals, but thats about a close as you can get.  I would suggest looking up geologic maps for your area to determine the formation and age.  From there you should have decent success googling for known species in that formation.