Cortinarius Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Hello! I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to look at this for me and help confirm it’s ID? I’m quite inexperienced and when I found this over the winter, I crammed as much info on ID-ing bone as I could and concluded it was wood / plant material. I find a lot of wood in this area, so that makes sense. It happened to be in the background of a photo I posted to Instagram, and someone said they’re sure it’s bone - so I thought I’d double check here. It’s from the Helmsdale, North of Scotland - Jurassic-aged Portgower Boulder Beds member (157.3 - 152.1 mya, Kimmeridgian). I’ve shown both sides, as some of it’s visible from that back of the rock too. There’s also a smaller piece of what looks to be the same sort of material on the other side too. (apologies I can’t seem to upload the photos in the order I intended - I hope they make sense) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Hi, i would also say it's plant material with sponge borings, but i'm not sure. 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortinarius Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, fifbrindacier said: Hi, i would also say it's plant material with sponge borings, but i'm not sure. Thank you so much for your thoughts - much appreciated! That was how I was reading it too - the borings cover the whole surface of the rock, so aren’t part of the original texture of the included material. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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