Seminole Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielb Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 You need to provide locality before posting a topic. To me it just looks like a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Entertainingly suggestive rock. I assume you noticed the skull-like shape, just a coincidence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Moved to FOSSIL ID. Where was this found? Country? State or region? County? Town? We need information to "help a brotha out" . 2 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...
Psittacosaur9 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/29/2023 at 10:49 PM, Seminole said: Definitely a rock, you can see the sedimentary rock layers in this image especially which is not at all like bone structure. Still, I'd be lying if I said it didn't look pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 This looks like a rock that someone dunked in a vat of acid. Looks exactly like acid etching. 1 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I have encountered very similar pieces in water-tumbled Devonian erratics. This seems a good example of differential weathering where softer material is eroded away, leaving the hardier minerals to remain. 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Easy to see how this looks like a something, but me thinks its still a rock RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminole Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Welp...thanks for the info but there's teeth and a Brain stem noticable from the back. Definite upper and lower lip separation at the front of his mouth. Def not just a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminole Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Sorry meant to ad that it was found on the edge of a river...water flow and sand has certainly done its job on one side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielb Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 It’s still just a Rock 15 minutes ago, Seminole said: Welp...thanks for the info but there's teeth and a Brain stem noticable from the back. Definite upper and lower lip separation at the front of his mouth. Def not just a rock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 At this point, I would suggest taking it to a local museum, University paleontology or geology department, etc. to have an expert look at it with you. 1 2 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...
Seminole Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Excellent idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) but when the museum folks tell you that it is a rock, consider that they are seasoned pros and have seen a lot of fossils and rocks. I say this as a museum professional and paleo guy with 40 years of experience who has wasted too many hours with folks who will not take "it is a rock" as an answer. We are here to educate, not to tell you that you are wrong. edit: and not for folks to tell me I am wrong. Not that I am never wrong... (see the recent post about the White River jaw that I thought was a rhino). Edited October 31, 2023 by jpc 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 13 hours ago, Seminole said: Sorry meant to ad that it was found on the edge of a river...water flow and sand has certainly done its job on one side. This is not helpful location info. Country, state, and county if you really want info on this item. 1 1 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...
hadrosauridae Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 13 hours ago, Seminole said: Welp...thanks for the info but there's teeth and a Brain stem noticable from the back. Definite upper and lower lip separation at the front of his mouth. Def not just a rock. 13 hours ago, Seminole said: Sorry meant to ad that it was found on the edge of a river...water flow and sand has certainly done its job on one side. No, none of those things are there. This is NOT a skull, it is not any part of a skull. There is no brain stem (that wont even fossilize), nor are there teeth. This is a rock and nothing more than a rock. found on the edge of a river is completely meaningless to try to determine the age and identity of an (actual) fossil. 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I actually don’t think it’s a rock… I think it’s an old weathered piece of a concrete sculpture. I think I can see the mold lines in these two pictures. Cheap concrete will flake and spall like that when it weathers… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 I don't think I agree, but great observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Stareasaurus Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Well, if it's a skull was this animal blind? There are no eye sockets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Stareasaurus Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 On 10/31/2023 at 12:41 PM, Randyw said: I actually don’t think it’s a rock… I think it’s an old weathered piece of a concrete sculpture. I think I can see the mold lines in these two pictures. Cheap concrete will flake and spall like that when it weathers… I have to agree with the statuary opinion. Maybe someone made it and didn't like it and threw it in the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 The OP has responded with insults and derision, as is typical of these cases. Topic is now locked, and we wish the OP the best of luck with his rock. 2 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...
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