Unknown bone

[i1derwin]

I found this up by lake Cushman in Washington state  a couple years ago.

 

It definitely looks like a bone and it's definitely fossilized.

It's very difficult for me to describe this but I could tell by the curves and the poorest nature of it.

 

It definitely is a fossilized bone. There are three colors to it which appear to be three layers on the outer layer. Looks to be the white bone part and then there appears to have been like a brown. Very rich brown color which is distributed on the line on the bottom and on the brown blotch on the back of it and then on the other side with the stripes it's contains mostly an olive green color and around each. Oval is also that rich brown color.

 

I'm uncertain if this is ancient human bone fossilized or maybe some sort of a Mastodon. I don't know if it's a vertebra or a toe or what, but it's very interesting. Anything anybody could have on this I would greatly appreciate sorry my for my description. Hopefully words the images give a better description than my words. I think the important information is that it was found in Washington state near the Cascades up in lake Cushman Mason County, Washington and that it is definitely fossilized bone of some sort.

 

I collect a lot of different type of rocks and I've never seen anything quite like it. Excuse the pink line across it. That is from a colored pencil or something in my drawer

 

 

[fossilgirl5]

Don't have any insight other than beautiful find, very cool

[Thomas.Dodson]

Welcome to the forum. I'm afraid this is not bone but is geologic in nature, a smooth chert nodule.

[Fossildude19]

Not sure this is chert. 

 

 

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[i1derwin]

10 hours ago, Thomas.Dodson said:

Welcome to the forum. I'm afraid this is not bone but is geologic in nature, a smooth chert nodule.

How are you so sure it's not bone? I think of you saw the curves of the fossil in person you'd agree it's some sort of ligament or vertebrae bone. Just not sure to what. Could even be ancient human as it was found in Washington st. Also the pores and texture of it indicate it to be fossilized bone. Ive never seen nature carve out a rock with such specific curves and on each side absolutely does not seem possible.

[Fin Lover]

Bone has distinct texture, which I'm not really seeing in these pictures.  

[Coco]

This object is intriguing, but I don’t see any fossil.

 

7 hours ago, i1derwin said:

Ive never seen nature carve out a rock with such specific curves and on each side absolutely does not seem possible.

You should be wary of everything that nature can do, you would be surprised to see all its possibilities. This remark is not ... scientific.

 

Coco

[MrBones]

Almost looks like ridges on a ceramic (or other) jar that has been worn down.

[Fossildude19]

This may be one you will have to bring to someone to see in person. 

Maybe a natural history museum or university geology department.

 

Not sure photos are doing this item justice.

 

Try taking the photos outside, in daylight.

 

I personally do not think it has bone morphology, or the correct bilateral symmetry, but bones are not my forté.