Desrosiers1718 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Found this on a beach near Santa Barbara California, hard rock, semi porous in some areas. Was wondering if anyone recognizes the shape and what it could possibly be. A lot of fossil whale bone has been found in the area. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Sorry, I'm not seeing bone here. Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Looks like a rock to me. Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I think it could be a very worn piece of bone. We need more clear and up-close photos to determine the porosity. If it is bone, it’s likely too worn and fragmentary to be identified. It likely may be cetacean, but also could be something else 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 +1 for a very worn piece of chunkotherium bone. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desrosiers1718 Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Yeah this one doesn’t resemble the other pieces of bone I’ve found in the past, but thought I would post to be sure. This is a photo of a small piece I found . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 So, you are out there next to the Pacific and over the eons, massive number of whales could leave their bones... So if we broke this vert up in little pieces and wore all those pieces down with wave and water erosion, might br your bone... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desrosiers1718 Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 Understandable, thanks all for your fossil knowledge. I’m hoping to someday find a nice whale vertebrae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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