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Ornithopod print?


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I found this possible print in Northern NJ near the Delaware River in Sussex County about 10 years ago. Just looking to ID and/confirm what it may be. There are no signs of clawmarks which is why I'm thinking Ornithopod. Any info or comments are most welcome. Thanks!

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Looks like a funny shaped rock.  I say that as a fossil track skeptic.  To me, unless an isolated footprint is pretty darn obvious, or from a well known site (think Connecticut Valley), I want to see it/them in a trackway where you have repeated such impressions lined up.  The fact that this is in a rounded rock also adds to my answer... funny rock.   

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Suggestive rock. Not a track, unfortunately. 

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Not the right kind of rock for footprints.

This looks like the result of erosion and percussion flaking.

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Thank you all for your replies. Very much appreciated. Normally, when I'm 'eyes to the ground', I'm searching for archeological finds of which I'm very familiar and knowledgeable about. When I came across this rock, it was a 'hmm'. 

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17 hours ago, jpc said:

Looks like a funny shaped rock.  I say that as a fossil track skeptic.  To me, unless an isolated footprint is pretty darn obvious, or from a well known site (think Connecticut Valley), I want to see it/them in a trackway where you have repeated such impressions lined up.  The fact that this is in a rounded rock also adds to my answer... funny rock.   

I agree, the rock should be flat.

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