New Members jweldtech7417 Posted April 21 New Members Share Posted April 21 Found in North Central Texas. I need help Identifying this object, it resembles a small (1-1/2"x2-1/2") reptile head. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark57 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Sorry to say that is just a rock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 First off welcome to the forum. But I’m sorry to say it’s not a reptile head. They just don’t fossilize like that. Theres no bilateral symetry, no bone, no teeth, sutures, eye sockets, teeth etc. I’m not seeing anything fossil related here at all… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Welcome to the Forum ! And sorry to dissapoint, but thats not a petrified reptile head, they dont fossilize in that way. I agree with the others, thats not a reptile head, its just a rock. 1 My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : Im just a guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Welcome to the Forum. Unfortunately, it is a metamorphic rock. No fossil shown. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
Yoda Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 As the others have said, not a fossil It’s a suggestively shaped rock MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. Unfortunately, it is a metamorphic rock. No fossil shown. I have to question the metamorphic part. It doesn't look like it to me. As far as I know, the area doesn't have a lot of metamorphic rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 13 hours ago, Rockwood said: I have to question the metamorphic part. It doesn't look like it to me. As far as I know, the area doesn't have a lot of metamorphic rock. Entirely possible it isn't metamorphic. Not a geologist, but it looked like one to me.. Main point is, it IS NOT a fossil of any kind. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
DPS Ammonite Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 It looks like botryoidal chalcedony that filled and hollow space in a rock. 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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