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10/25/2016 7:30:32 PM EDT
is this a fossil?
I found it laying in my yard.















10/25/2016 7:35:39 PM EDT
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Mamoth toof
10/25/2016 7:39:01 PM EDT
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Where are you in NC? What's it's heft like? If I found something like that in tidewater VA, I'd say, "whale bone." I have tons of it.

My advice: go to www.thefossilforum.com

It's like ARF for paleontology hobbyists.
10/25/2016 7:43:10 PM EDT
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Where are you in NC? What's it's heft like? If I found something like that in tidewater VA, I'd say, "whale bone." I have tons of it.





My advice: go to www.thefossilforum.com





It's like ARF for paleontology hobbyists.
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I'm in Wilmington, I have found fossilized vertebrae on the beach before, ,but I live about 10 miles inland.
 
Like this one



10/25/2016 7:45:13 PM EDT
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Dickfer
10/25/2016 7:45:58 PM EDT
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Coprolite
10/25/2016 7:49:17 PM EDT
[#6]
Matchlight briquet
10/25/2016 7:54:07 PM EDT
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Going with this.
10/25/2016 7:55:08 PM EDT
[#8]
Poop
10/25/2016 7:55:34 PM EDT
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Its a meteor!

10/25/2016 7:56:25 PM EDT
[#10]
Charcoal. Put lighter fluid on it and lite it.  Kinda like witch trials, if they drown they're not a witch.

Truth at all costs!!!
10/25/2016 7:57:13 PM EDT
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Going with this.

I concur, sir
10/25/2016 8:37:45 PM EDT
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It does look like a fossilized or heavily calcined/stained bone fragment.





It wouldn't be identifiable beyond order-family by a faunal analyst.


 
10/25/2016 9:09:55 PM EDT
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10/25/2016 9:16:02 PM EDT
[#14]
Stick it to your tongue  if it sticks, it's more than likely a fossil.

Eta spelling
10/26/2016 6:23:41 PM EDT
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I'm in Wilmington, I have found fossilized vertebrae on the beach before, ,but I live about 10 miles inland.   Like this one
http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/Seanquigley1/CDA9DEEA-DA22-4FB3-985E-9916D5CC6D02_zpslw7kuyvo.jpg

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Where are you in NC? What's it's heft like? If I found something like that in tidewater VA, I'd say, "whale bone." I have tons of it.

My advice: go to www.thefossilforum.com

It's like ARF for paleontology hobbyists.
I'm in Wilmington, I have found fossilized vertebrae on the beach before, ,but I live about 10 miles inland.   Like this one
http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/Seanquigley1/CDA9DEEA-DA22-4FB3-985E-9916D5CC6D02_zpslw7kuyvo.jpg



I'm going with whale bone. Wilmington is a very fossiliferous area. Even inland. Along with shark's teeth, whale ribs are pretty common.

What's the size of that vertebra? Looks like a nice fish vert.
10/26/2016 6:31:18 PM EDT
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Fossilized dino dung.
10/26/2016 6:34:05 PM EDT
[#17]
petrified poop