Nat006 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Hello all, I posted a tooth yesterday that you kindly identified for me, and I have a few more fossils that I found that I would really appreciate an identification on. All found on Zandmotor beach, The Netherlands. There are four specimens: 1 A bone with a hole in the middle, seems like a vertebrae(??). Any idea what fragment it really is and maybe what kind of animal it came from? Length: 2.5 cm 2 A bone that I would also like any information about, although it might be really hard to identify. - 4 cm 3 Small, flatter bone. - 4.5 cm 4 Are these petrified wood by any chance? They do feel like a rock and also sound like such when I gently hit them with another rock. There are 3 pieces in total that I have shared. - around 6 cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nat006 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 The order of the photos is a bit messier than intended, but the first four pictures are intended to introduce each of the specimens briefly. And after that, more detailed photos of each specimen follow in the same order. I also realised I only photographed the #3 flat bone from one side, so here is the other side. (not as flat) Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The one with the hole could be a piece of a vertebra, but I'm not even 100% confident in that, much less what it might have come from. The other two are probably much too fragmentary to ID, other than possibly rib fragments, but that might even be a stretch. The tan one has a bit of an odd pattern to it and may not even be bone, but the other two certainly are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOLLYMARIE Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 the ones you think are petrified wood are petrified wood! and are totally awesome! i love finding those! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I agree with ClearLake that the top picture looks to be a vetebra. Picture number 6 is the most persuasive on that for me. But not enough detail to be 100 percent confident, and not enough to ID it to species. The two flat pieces appear to be small bone fragments. The eighth picture makes me think your second item could be part of a small hoof core, but I would need views of all sides to make a more accurate guess. The last piece does look like petrified wood to me as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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