RangoTango Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Of all of my fossils this is the one i'm most sceptical about. I bought this as a bone but compared to other specimens I have it is not the spongy texture very often seen on bones. It was labeled as t rex so it is from the Hell creek FM. It does smell as a fossil tho.. Any help will be appriciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Looks real to me, the holes seem to be filled with some matrix. And also, who would fake a bone fragment with not that much value ? I think faking a bone fragment is even harder than actual finding a real one 3 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...
Rockwood Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 This is definitely bone. I am curious what a fossil smells like though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 I think the question may have been is it really bone or something else (rock) being represented as bone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 I agree that this appears to be mineralized bone instead of rock. Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Not sure how someone could attribute it to T-rex, though. Looks awfully dense, for a theropod bone. 1 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...
Rockwood Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 41 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Not sure how someone could attribute it to T-rex, though. Looks awfully dense, for a theropod bone. I agree that it would almost have to come from the context that it was found in. Jaw bones, for instance, could be of denser material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Not sure how someone could attribute it to T-rex, though. Looks awfully dense, for a theropod bone. That's the easiest part! Put these things in order of commercial appeal: T. rex bone fragment Indeterminate fossil bone fragment Hadrosaur bone fragment Dinosaur bone fragment 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 6 hours ago, Rockwood said: I am curious what a fossil smells like though. Oh, come on. You should know by now! 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...
ynot Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 8 hours ago, Rockwood said: I am curious what a fossil smells like though. The ones in limestone smell like gunite when ya hit them with a hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 We're making this too complicated. A fossil bone has no smell when you try to burn it. It's modern bones that smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangoTango Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 11 hours ago, Rockwood said: This is definitely bone. I am curious what a fossil smells like though. It smells like the house of a great grandpa/grandma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 59 minutes ago, RangoTango said: It smells like the house of a great grandpa/grandma Vanilla extract and pipe tobacco, got it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: Vanilla extract and pipe tobacco, got it. Or ben gay cream and depends. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriVeratops Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 2 hours ago, ynot said: Or ben gay cream and depends. Or mothballs, furniture polish and cigars 😶🌫️ Green River fossils smell like petroleum. All my other fossils smell like rocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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