rockandbone Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 We live in a part of Florida that is known to be the only very “hilly” part of the entire state. Which leads me to believe many years ago water filled these natural curves in the land. I often forage for animal bones of animals that have died of natural causes recently, and collect pretty rocks as a hobby. This one threw me for a loop.. bone like color and smoothness.. very circular holes as if something once occupied them.. but a rocky structure underneath. I was hoping for anyone to help me ID what this might be, whether that be a cast, a fossil, or a really neat rock. Was afraid to clean it up because I’m not sure of the ID yet. Thanks for all your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturalSciGuy Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Tough one. A non-expert eye here. Thinking calcium carbonate matrix, suggestions of polychete or barnacle cluster in structure, but may just be carbonate 'cement' from ancient reef. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automech Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Agree with @NaturalSciGuy. Not a vertebrate fossil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Looks like travertine, to me. 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...
EkkerEli Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Geologist in Florida, Looks to me like some carbonate cemented shell hash. Reference the attached image and you can probably match any mollusks or casts you can see clearly with collections from Pleistocene or Pliocene shell assemblages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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