Chris Kimo Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I have recently been exploring what is know as the Jurassic coast portion of North Yorshire UK. After finding ammonites in abundance I stumbled upon what appeared to be a vertabrae looking piece of rock. Parts that are exposed like the ends of the rock appear slightly porus like fossilized marrow. Waves often erode the sides of the cliffs exposing new fossils in this area. I was wondering if anyone could help me identify if this is actually a fossil and if so what sort of prehistoric beast it could have come from and if it is not thanks for your advice and hopefully better luck next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSRhunter Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I'm at a loss, it really looks like a vertebrae with processes and porous parts resembling bone, but It could just be a very unusual ironstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 If You can take picture from straight on rather than an oblique angle it may help to determine what it is. Think cube- 1 picture for each side and the ends. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Kimo Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks guys! I'll follow Ynot's advice and post some other photos of the angles suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Kimo Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Please excuse my hand just wanted it in a better light. May or may not be a fossil but your helps been greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Looks like a concretion around a piece of bone, but I am not sure. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Very tricky, I would agree with bone, but the patterns reminds me of something like flint, maybe covered with iron compounds? Geological in my thinking, whatever it might be. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Like Abyssunder, I think that there's bone at the core, esp in light of photos #2 & 4, but ironstone has formed a concretion around it. Very interesting piece! You should track down a good prepper. I believe it would be worth your while. 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Kimo Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 Thanks for your opinions and input guys! I think I'll get it checked out further in that case. Probably get it prepped in an attempt to reveal some more possible bone structure. Thought I'd share some Ammonites that I found around the coast of that mystery discovery. Some were found in geode nodules others were just exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 2:47 PM, Chris Kimo said: . Some were found in geode nodules others were just exposed. Those are not geodes, They do not have a crystal lined hollow center. They are nodules or concretions. Nice ammonites. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Kimo Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 I appreciate the correction! I'm a novice so any knowledge given is appreciated. what classifies a geode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, Chris Kimo said: what classifies a geode? They have a shell, a crystal lined hollow center and can be separated from the matrix they formed in. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I think concretion around bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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