New Members Kat7 Posted April 22, 2022 New Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 Hello, I am a newbie writing from Florida, USA. However I’m inquiring about a fossil I discovered on a beach on Long Island, New York. I found it several decades ago. It was intact when I found it, however it was dropped by a child, damaging its integrity. I have retained the large pieces I could recover. In the meantime I’ve taken advantage of the ability to peek inside, in the hopes that will assist in identifying this object. Thank you for any information you can provide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Not quite the same size,but down in Florida Peace River, I would call this a Tilly bone. They come in all shapes and sizes The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 This appears to me to be the internal cast (steinkern) of a bivalve. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Kat7 Posted April 22, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 Thank you very much for your feedback! I think I will post this in the fossil ID section for any additional info. At first I thought it could be a Tilly bone, but that doesn’t quite fit. It does seem more likely to be a steinkern after further consideration. I will suggest that in the fossil ID post and see what others think. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Kat7 Posted April 22, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 Hello, I am absolutely new to this forum and fossil identification. I am located in South Florida. However, I am looking for identification for a fossil I found on the beach on Long Island, New York several decades ago. The fossil was intact when I found it, but unfortunately was damaged when dropped a few years later. I concur with one guess that it is a bivalve steinkern, but I am eager to have further feedback. If it is a steinkern, any ideas on the specific bivalve? Thoughts on the era it came from? If not a steinkern, what else might it be…bone? seed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I don't think this is a steinkern. It has the shape of a hyperostosed fish pterigiophore, and it looks like bony structure on the inside. Here is a similar one-http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/41199-triangular-tapering-bone/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Topics Merged. 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...
New Members Kat7 Posted April 22, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 Please forgive me if this is a duplicate posting. I tried before but it seems it did not post. Wondering if I can get some input on a fossil I found on a beach on Long Island Sound. Is it a Steinkern? If so, any guess which bivalve? Is it a seed? Or a bone? Any thoughts on its age? Thank you for your feedback in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Your previous effort did post but has been merged with the original post that you made. This one will likely go the same way. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Kat7 Posted April 22, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 I apologize. Is there a way to delete duplicate posts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Kat7 Posted April 22, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Al Dente said: I don't think this is a steinkern. It has the shape of a hyperostosed fish pterigiophore, and it looks like bony structure on the inside. Here is a similar one-http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/41199-triangular-tapering-bone/ Thank you! It does appear to be similar. What do differences in coloration indicate, if anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Hi, You click on the "..." at the top right of your last post and choose "report". This will open a dialogue window with the administrators and/or moderators who will repair the duplicate. You can’t delete a post yourself. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Kat7 Posted April 22, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Topics Merged. I’m sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Kat7 Posted April 22, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 Thanks, Coco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I'm torn between saying yes and saying no depending on which section of the specimen I'm looking at. Also, it appears (if it is biological in nature) to be from a recent deceased organism. Let's let a few others chime in with their takes on this specimen. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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