Shark Tooth Hunter Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Hi everyone, I recently picked this up on a gravel bar at Ramanessin. I'm not sure exactly what it is except for that it could be a tooth or claw of some sort. I kept thinking to myself that it was just a funny looking rock because of all the odd shaped rocks I picked up at the brook. But it's got such a distinct shape I just can't help thinking this could be a fossil of some sort. Being from Maryland, I'm not sure what to expect as I have heard that there are a ton of different fossils that can wash out of the NJ streams. Or, that it is not a fossil at all. Lastly, it has this odd bump at the top that kind of catches my eye. It could just be random but maybe it adds to some sort of structure of whatever this thing is. P.S. If the pictures are a little fuzzy please let me know and i will try to take better ones. Thanks for the help, Shark Tooth Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'm not a vertebrate guy, but it looks like a broken rib from an animal like a deer. Is it petrified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Based on the color and texture I'd mark it as one of the annoying concretions so abundant there. There is also a chance it is a burrow of some kind but these are hard to feel certain about when they are found as float. I feel pretty sure it is not bone or tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I agree with Carl, another Big Brook concretion. Not seeing any bone like structure to this. Regards, 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...
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