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Found this recently on Myrtle Beach while searching for fossils. Thought at first was a sponge or Bryozoa until everyone started saying it looked like a brain (right!!!). Here are a couple of pictures and some magnified images and would appreciate any help. I can’t see typical Zooid but more of what appears to be tangles (sorry for poor descriptions). Fossil is 5cm by 5cm by 3.5cm. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks….Lance
@lance-comfort I presume this is mineralized? Certainly looks interesting. You might want to ask @lmccall since she is in your area. Maybe she has seen something like that.
@jkallmeyer @lmccall @jim-chandler It is fossilized. Does not Float. Heavy, 96 grams. Here are a couple more pics
Wow. I am still flummoxed – but I see why you might think brain….., though I’m going to nix that. Might it be some kind of ossified bone? Fish can get some pretty weird ossified bone.
Lance,
I agree it looks like some kind of bone, especially in your close up views. Look at this website showing microscopic images of bones. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/311241024224539876/
Some place like the Smithsonian could help you to identify it. Keep us posted.
Jim
@jkallmeyer @lmccall @jim-chandler With your help I believe I have figured this one out. I believe it is a fossil Tilly Bone (Hyperostosic Bone) from a large bony fish. What do you think. Here is a magnified picture from http://lakeneosho.org/Fossil/index.html, which looks very similar to mine. Thanks….Lance
@lance-comfort @lmccall @jim-chandler Lance, I had to look that ID up on Google. I’m an invertebrate guy. After looking up Tilly Bone and the more technical term I was still unsure if this thing is some kind of normal fish part or a pathological one. Anyway, a very interesting find.
Jack
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