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This is a rock/fossil found in grandparents rock bed. I believe it to be a fossilised lizard on top of a rock. When I studied it, I noticed the lizard shape and, on the bottom side, what seemed to be an engraving that looked interesting. I tried to write down the symbols I saw and research them and came up with something similar to the Mayan writing for lizard. Looking for any advice/input on this intriguing piece. Thanks!1486781409618-879070194.thumb.jpg.cd93fb9f5b7e69531cff21290dd29591.jpgtop view of fossil14867814595831513201120.thumb.jpg.f5765f3dd81b4e9b39d10d3cf3c9f0c3.jpgup-close side view of fossil
1486781506249-386096071.thumb.jpg.d7f452c45d381c82ee57001a19c86b90.jpgtop-down view of bottom side containing what I believe to be an engraving14867815514131223984606.thumb.jpg.6ba2947a994904cb16bceed3de87a304.jpgScreenshot_2017-02-08-02-37-41.thumb.png.4eeedebbd049cedf18e8896432bcb32a.pngScreenshot of Mayan representation of a lizard, close to the engraving on the bottom

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Welcome to the forum from New York! What I believe you have, is a concretion or nodule with some suggestive markings. 

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Sorry, but I'm very new to fossil research other than what I've learned by other ameteurs. Could you explain what that is a little more in layman's terms? Lol

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HI from France. What i see here is a nodule or concretion and the marks must be cracks that occurred during the formation of the rock, or maybe by erosion. I am not expert, but i can say that the concretions are formed by the aggregation of different elements, stalactites for example. A nodule is a globulous concretion which composition or structure is different from the ones of the rock in which it is situated.

Do that answer your question ?;)

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I agree - Concretion

Sorry, no lizard fossil.

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No engraving, either:

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I see no too marks, and no evidence of intentional shaping.

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