NAUfrogger Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 This bone I found in Tarrant County in a creek bed. It was partially buried in a sandbar. To me, when in water, it looked very mineralized (different colors, hard) but when I put it in my hot, dry car in 100+ degree heat, it dried out and the surface layer began to flake off. The bone is hollow straight through. When I showed it to my husband, he told me he thought it was a recent bone. He knows nothing about fossils so what do you all think? You can be hit by a boat and die You can be attacked by a shark and die OR you could fall off the couch and die GET OFF THE COUCH - go scuba! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traviscounty Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Doesn't look fossilized. Could be a cow bone. The thing about cows is that they are delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 not a fossil. lower limb bone, but broken on both ends like that can't be identified. well fossilized bone is very hard and very dense normally. there are a number of discussions here on the forum regarding how to recognize fossil bone. please review some of the past topics and you will find a bunch of good info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Not a fossil, cow leg bone it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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