gneumatics Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Hi to everyone... I was hoping someone may have a spare moment to ID? I happened to find this object on a beach in Melbourne, Australia. I thought it was a rusted piece of metal at first, especially considering the weight. I ran the pictures through gpt 4 and was informed that a fossil might be a possibility. What I know about it ... - Its heavy like metal - Its not magnetic - Its 9cm long - Theres an odd hole - One section kind of looks like it could be a broken bone or bones Thanks in advance for any help given! C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 It's an ironstone concretion, they can take on interesting shapes. And kudos for using tape measure! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) Hi, The use of GPT4 (if it is artificial intelligence) is of no use in the recognition of fossils from photos. We are a scientific forum where many members are professional paleontologists and/ or very knowledgeable amateur paleontologists with 20, 30 40 years of experience (like me), even 50 for some. If we sometimes have trouble identifying a fossil on photo, how artificial intelligence can do it ! In short, all this to say that it is not a fossil in this photo. That said, bravo for the use of the meter and the cropping of the photos. Coco Edited February 2 by Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Not magnetic and looks like an ironstone concretion - so it is probably an ironstone concretion. Heavy like metal - please compare it with a piece of proper iron. Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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