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SusanLB

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Hello. Does this look like it’s a fossil? I’m waiting to hear of the location from the person that found it.

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I don't think so. It seems to be geologic with no biogenic origin. 

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Sorry, I'm not seeing a fossil either.

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Interesting. I've seen a few like it in glacial outwash back in Maine. Are they perhaps tectonically deformed bubbles? 

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I think this is probably a bit of stone that's been in the modern sea. The small holes look like Polydora ciliata (worm) borings which often have a characteristic "sunglasses" shape, and the large ones are probably piddock (bivalve) borings. 

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Do you have any other photos? If there's bilateral symmetry perhaps between the two larger holes, it might be a fossil. We need more views. That said, I too suspect geologic origin.

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7 hours ago, debivort said:

Do you have any other photos? If there's bilateral symmetry perhaps between the two larger holes, it might be a fossil. We need more views. That said, I too suspect geologic origin.

I don’t have any other photos. I can ask the person I am helping. This rock is from Denmark.

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12 hours ago, TqB said:

I think this is probably a bit of stone that's been in the modern sea. The small holes look like Polydora ciliata (worm) borings which often have a characteristic "sunglasses" shape, and the large ones are probably piddock (bivalve) borings. 

This rock is from Denmark. Thanks for the info. I’ll pass it on to the owner of the rock.☺️

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