JTab0125 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Need help identifying these fossils. They were found on beach in North Florida. Only 2 in my collection I cant seem to figure out. Help is appreciated! The 1st one is oval shaped and has to 2 close holes in the center of one side. flipped over the holes are on the outside of the circle. it is small so its hard to see in photo. The 2nd one I have found quite a few of these. (the one in my hand) They get from this size to about as large as a dime. The have a long pointed ridge down the center of it, and the underside kind of bowls inward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Move to FOSSIL ID. 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...
Ludwigia Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 It's hard to say anything about these without better closeups. Even then an id would be difficult here in my opinion. I couldn't even say if they're a fossil or a rock. Your best bet, unless someone who knows better chimes in here, would be to take them to your nearest natural science museum for evaluation. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Looks like a plate piece? But could also be a nice pebble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTab0125 Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 The one in my hand, i have found 10+ of these and really think they are some type of bone. This ones pretty small but ive owned pieces that were double this size. I keeping thinking its some type of scute. Similar to an alligator how it has that ridge. Maybe some type of small reptile or even a tail scute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 If you are able to take brighter, close-up pictures, that will help with an identification. Scute will have a texture that I am unable to see in these photos. Thanks. Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawTooth Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Possible tilly bone maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Fin Lover is correct . . . We need much better images to identify these finds as osteoderms. I assume that, if they are truly osteoderms, they must be sloth bones. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTab0125 Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 Attached are a few more I found over the weekend. They always have the same features. They are predominantly oval shaped with a tall ridge down the center and the bottom kind of 'bowls' inward. The smaller ones tend to be a bit more circular overall than the larger one tend to be a stronger oval shape. I know this is definitely fossilized bone, and i have found now 15+ of these on the beaches of North Florida. So Im thinking Pleostene Epoch. Its the only fossil ive ever had i simply cant find out what it is haha. Any help would be AWEOSOME! thanks everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 They looked very vaguely like searobin rostrums that we find but not enough similarity for one of these. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/51625-what-are-these-strange-bones/ I think they might possibly be Tilly Bones (hyperostotic fish bones): http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/82640-tilly-bone-fossils/ Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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