New Members ccupp2323 Posted May 16 New Members Share Posted May 16 I found this rock when moving a load of limestone I had delivered. I always keep an eye out for what don't belong and this caught my eye when it appeared. I grabbed it along with the other outta places rocks I saw and upon further inspection, this looks like a fossil not just a rock. The separation for the beak, as well as the beak itself, maybe even the tongue as well, the symmetrical eye sockets, the triangle head shape, the red area almost perfectly lined up with where a spinal cord would be located. Looks like it died laying on its right shoulder with the way the face is contouring and the position of the spinal cord. 20240515_230734.heic 20240515_230716.heic 20240515_230707.heic 20240515_230655.heic 20240515_230642.heic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Welcome to the forum. HEIC images can't be displayed, you'll need to convert them to PNG or JPG format. But considering how incredibly rare articulated birds are in the fossil record, I can confidently say without seeing the images that the answer is no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) I downloaded a picture, and can confidently say that this is definetly NOT a bird fossil, as there are no bones, skin shadow, and all other characteristics that would indicate a bird. Its just a rock, as birds dont fossilize in that way. Edited May 16 by Brevicollis My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : Im just a guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 This is just a rock. It takes a lot of imagination to recognize similarities to a bird. 1 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 rock / quarz / agate-peeble, I add the converted pics 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 4 hours ago, oilshale said: This is just a rock. It takes a lot of imagination to recognize similarities to a bird. Yup, does not resemble any part of a bird 1 MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 looks like a nice piece of agate, but def not a fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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