New Members Amateur Posted August 8 New Members Share Posted August 8 Hello Fossil Folks, This is likely a typical request. What I think is a fossil was found and I would like to know what it might be, It appears to have too much of a biological shape to be a rock. The pictures show the top bottom and sides, There are some pictures of the fracture face. There are no visible serrations so it is not likely a tooth. It might be a claw or a spike. I would think a spike to be more round. For a claw there does not appear to be noticeable wear. This was found between San Antonio and Austin. It was near the surface on a slight hill. As my nickname shows I am an amateur. Would love to hear what you have to say. I apologize if my pics got downloaded twice. Pls just go by the numbers. Amateur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrake40 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Sorry to say but this looks geological. i.e. it is a very unusually shaped rock. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debivort Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 yeah, I agree with geologic origin. It looks like limestone, and limestone can take on really strange shapes like this when water flows through and around it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 No enamel, so, it isn't a tooth. No bone texture, so, not a claw core, either. Suggestively shaped limestone would be my bet. 7 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...
hadrosauridae Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 If you look at the last picture, you can clearly see the bedding planes of the rock. That rules out any fossil or internal mold cast of a fossil. 3 Professional fossil preparation services at Red Dirt Fossils, LLC. https://reddirtfossils.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3gal0don_M4n Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I concur. “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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