girlscout126 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I had spotted a few sharks teeth in my driveway, but that's nothing out of the ordinary. In my area, a lot of people choose to put crushed shell in driveways and you can often spot teeth. I have science and spelunking in my blood and I am forever picking up rocks that I think look that I think look interesting. I picked up a chunk that had broken off of a bigger piece because it looked like a conglomeration of things within a larger concrete looking formation. After a week of speculating and internet searching, I'm no closer to figuring out what I found. There's still a much larger piece of whatever this is in my driveway, but this is a small sampling of the things I found in that general area. I live in a floodplain and I am somewhat close to the ocean if that helps any. Thanks in advance for any direction or identification! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Welcome to the forum! Which rock are you inquiring about? The only fossil I am seeing is the possible shark tooth. A close-up picture of each item in question will help, as it is difficult to see important features in group photos. 1 1 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...
Rockwood Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 The bigger one, on the left in the bottom two photos may be a crab fossil. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 First photo, far-left, second from the bottom: may be a concretion with an exposed chunk of bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlscout126 Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 The first picture is of one of several mottled green and brown rocks. They have a texture appearance that almost looks like snake skin. I'm an hour from the coast, but I live in a flood plain. Thanks so much for encouraging a beginner, with more enthusiasm than knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bockryan Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 These ones are all normal rocks, snake skin (and bones, for that matter) is extremely unlikely to fossilize and would present much differently. There are some examples from the Green River formation that you can Google if you'd like to see a good example, they're very cool! The black triangle does look like a shark tooth though, a better picture of that would be helpful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Yes please post clear, individual, close-up photos of the circled specimens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 First photo, center... Is that a tiny gastropod I see it is my mind playing tricks on me? A better photo of that piece would be helpful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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