How to tell the difference between fossil bone and a regular rock
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- Опубликовано: 30 апр 2020
- A common question that gets asked is how identify a fossil bone from a regular rock. Here, I explain a little about how you can tell the difference. There is of course more way to tell the difference but this is the most common way.
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I sure hope you become a professor someday. Your voice is smooth, understandable & informative. This is truly a diamond in the rough on youtube. If you have academic research I would love a link to read it.
Thank you!! This is really good to know! But now I’m sad because I’ve probably seen these before and just dismissed them as regular rocks😭 hopefully now I won’t make the mistake again lol
I'm a new sub. I'm heading over to your channel to look for fossil info. Thanks.
I found a rock at my school and this video helped me, for some reason, there is a small little fragment inside of it
Nice and informative presentation!
I found a giant black looking rock wasn't to sure if it was a dinosaur bone I threw it outside but now I'm gonna grab it because it looks exactly like you said it should be
Educational and good info... Thanks
Thank you very much for your video!! I cant wait to get hunting!
I found a very very old mantees or dugong rib bone on a beach in florida. Its in great shape and has some amazing honey combing from the marrow area
Nice man thanks for the info👍👌
Could you recommend any books, not fossil identification books, but books on learning about the different layers of rock and why fossils can be found in some layers.
Sure, there are some really good Geology texbooks out there. General geology books will help. Best book I can recommend is one called The Practical Paleontologist by Steve Parker. There are also good books out there just on the subject of fossil collecting. There are also online sources as well that can help you.
@@paleo1019 Thank you very much Paleo 101.
@Jac Conte There wasn't any deposition of Jurassic or Triassic sedimentary rocks on the surface of GA. It mainly all volcanic with all the Diabase intrusions along the Piedmont region. Virginia has those Diabase intrusions but GA lacks the fossil content. It's hard to say without for sure. If GA had the fossils it would help us make a better picture.
A year late but figured I’d help a little bit (assuming the people reading this don’t already know). Fossils are almost always found in sedimentary rocks and you will only find specific fossils in rocks matching their age. This is because of the way sedimentary stones are created (layers of sediment stacking on top of each other and burying/fossilizing creatures) and, for obvious reasons, only found in rocks formed around the time the fossil was around. You would not find dinosaurs in the top layers of sedimentary rocks because the rocks at the top are much younger than the rocks at the bottom. Other rocks are formed with heat and chemical reactions that would typically destroy whatever would have been fossilized (you can’t find fossils in glass formed by volcanic activity for example). Limestone is a good place to find fossilized sea creatures because limestone is formed by layers of seashells being compressed into stone.
All that said, fossilization needs a very specific set of circumstances to occur so even if you find sedimentary rock old enough to have dinosaurs buried in it does not necessarily mean you will find any fossils in it. That’s why a lot of dinosaur fossils are found in outcrops where the stone has already been worn away by external forces. You could theoretically dig down to them but then you risk destroying them on your way down. Best to let nature do some of the digging for you.
I have a rock with strange marking and it looks like it has a claw mark in it. It's orangey with a grey inside, I've been seeing plates in the area, could I have found a fossil? There is also an egg looking thing in the area, inside the curve looks bloody as if something hatched
Thank you!
Cam, I love your videos! We must share the Rockhound gene! When did your interest in geology/paleontology start?
Our Cheyenne Gem and Mineral club accompanied Dr. Robert Bakker on a dig to the Como Bluff area in Wyoming! We helped him prep the underside of a “Haplocanthosuarus” femur! I have an excerpt of the video on my channel. He was funny too! Keep up the cool videos!
Here’s the link - have you explored the Wyoming sites Cam?
ruclips.net/video/L-i624QqYl8/видео.html
The center one isnt petrified wood?
Could you rewind things a bit and start at the very basics and....(1).demonstrate to us first what "bone like features" look like when fossilized in rock..and then...(2) how exactly they look different from rocks that might have similar looking "bone like features" due to processes other than fossilization....?
I have some partials like the one in the middle, also with teeth marks, and we know T-Rex was the only one that could play with bones. They cross-cut, split and even bored through bone. I also have coprolites with bone w/teeth marks.
Me:
Before Watching the Video- This Might be a Regular Rock
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Now After watching the video and searching on the Internet- Eureka! I found a Fossil!!!
Great presentation! Is there someone you recommend that can identify what animal the bone is from? I found a small piece of fossilized bone and am wanting to see if someone can tell anything about it? Not sure this is possible but its worth a try.
Reddit has a fossil ID page. Take good photos, make sure to include where you got it from and as much detail as possible.
I found one encased in a rock when I was a child, not sure if it’s one or not, the bone is black in color and the rock is brown, wish I could send you a pic of it maybe you would know.
I got a stone that has a black stick like something is it a plant fossil
So you’re telling me half of my random woods rock collection are bone fossils? 🤯🤯😱
Lol
paleo 101 id like to share a video of some bones i found get your feedback
If I sent you a photo of a rock I've collected, would you be able to identify whether it is a bone fragment or rock? The reason I ask it is an odd color, shape and kinda looks like the top plate of a joint.
Sadly no one who does videos like this ever replys and I hate that 😢
Wouldn't pores indicate igneous rock in some cases? How would licking tell the difference in that case?
The pores in volcanic rock are going to be much bigger and more spaces than the pores in bone. It also depends on the geological environment. Licking or at least putting your tongue on the bone will stick due to the capillaries that bone has.
I have what appears to be a fossilzed bone in on of my rocks. I had chosen the rocks for a fish tank but I soaked them in water and they had a strong odor kind of like a used firework.They also put off a huge amount of rust.I have thought about sending a sample in, but it costs money and most of the people say please don't send us your rocks.it is usually nothing special so I guess it will remain a mystery☺
I am not joking but did you now paleontologist used to lick such Fossils....if they stuck to your tongue...yup that's a fossil...i am serious....and you must send it too museum to check because who knows what evolutionary mystery that hold in case the community miss it friend...do it ASAP☺️☺️☺️
I dig your videos... (no pun intended) Keep it up!
David LaRocca I still can see the joke
But it’s not
Where do i go if i might have a fossilized bone
find some paleontology department near you or museum
or geologist.
I have a question. I found an insanely cool fossil and we can’t identify it idk who to reach out to
You can reach out to me if you would like. My email is Paleo1364@gmail.com Make sure the photos are clear and there is a scale with it like a penny, your finger, or a ruler.
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Are there any public sites where people are welcome to help themselves to even fragmentary rocks that are already dated to the Jurassic or Cretaceous or whatever? Or is basically any independent fossil hunting considered poaching?
Nothing public as I am aware. There are private lands owned by ranchers where you can go and pick up dinosaur bone fragments to keep. It's definitely a slippery slope with Vertebrate fossils. It is something I stay away from completely.
Paleo 101 so because vertebrates are inherently rarer and more interesting, the implicit scientific value makes them legally protected in one way or another? I doubt I could find anything that was clearly articulated bone but I’d love the novelty of owning a dinosaur tooth 🦷 🤩
@@thefloridamanofytcomments5264 Dinosaur teeth are so very common. Things like other parts of the skeleton like the skull would be off limits. I have a few dinosaur fossils myself. A few teeth and bones. Not to mention that they come from common species so it's not really a problem. You can find dinosaur teeth online. I would recommend FossilEra.
Paleo 101 on one hand, it’s a priceless piece of earth’s history and a small miracle that biological material from these amazing animals was able to fossilize and survive 65+ million years for us to find and appreciate. On the other hand, I’d never pay for a rock including precious stones 😂
Up here in Canada i believe that fossil hunting in provincial (state) and national parks is allowed but one cannot remove anything if the hunting results in a fossil find...there is also some differences in policy between our provinces - both in provincial parks and on private land too just to complicate the matter.....outside of those provincial/national parks its private land and its generally (but not always) the call of the land owner if you can both fossil hunt on that land and also remove fossils....so if you want to hunt and take fossils home its private land the answer...ideally with the OK from the owner of the land but usually just finding the owner to ask is harder to do than finding a T Rex skeleton!
tell me what's the difference w
between a normal rock and dwayne johnson (The rock)
No difference. ☺
I think I have ALOT on my property. This helps
So you can tell it's a bone because it has bone characteristics? Wow, thanks.
I feel I would mistake a bone now for like volcanic rock that has pores. Are there any other ways to know, besides licking it of course XD
you could brake it in half, i saw a giant 5 kilo fossilized bone, i broke it in half and saw its bone marrow but it was turned almost like ash.
Good to see some differences. Have a look at some of the petrified giants from the past and your mind will blow. #therockswerealive
LOL 😂😂😂
I think I've found a set of giant balls ( Ha ha ha ).😂🤣 Yeah those Balls ! And I'm serious.
The level of confidence is so far through he roof that you can't be trusted.
I have experience in paleontology and know what to look for to identify bone. Don't take my word for it, ask others, or go out in the field and do it yourself. Simple as that.
Can more in depth explain what are the characteristics of what a bone is like or looks like
Also can you help me identify if this is a fossil or not I can’t tell I can make a vid so you can see it if you want to
Sorry I just saw that it is 12:00 I’m so sorry
Great demonstration fam, I'd like to know how you determine they are dinosaur bones and not just some random reptiles bones.. From my point of view I would say that the first rock is lava rock, and the second looks more like a petrified chunk of wood, as I can see the bark on the edges when you flip it over, also looks like the end has a separate rock all together stuck to it.. I agree on your third specimen though, and keep up with the good work..
Ok I’ll lick every rock I see to find a fossil
SO THE THING I THREW YESTERDAY WASN'T JUST A ROCK!?
I got a shark tooth rock lol
sorry but i dont see how its so obvious as you claim that the rock you show doesnt look like a bone...the rock looks like it has "bone like features" too!
In some speicmens it can be difficult then others. So the Sandstone that I'm holding has interlocking sand particles. The bone has small pores where where the blood cells once were. Rocks do not have this feature. Another would be shape as well.
Well how about this rock that I found that looks like really old chewed gum?
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Could I possibly get your email address? I have a rock that I think has a bone in it but I'm not sure. I'd like to send you a picture of it to see what you think. Also, if possible, I'd like some advice on how to reveal more of it.
That sandstone comes from mineralized skin.
No, this sandstone comes from broken down particles of Quartz Sand. Think of a beach. Don't bring the Roger Spurr mudfossil nonsense here. Thank you!
sub just cuz you seem way smarter than me...
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dude dude dude if you are going to go macro close with a video for fuck sakes use a tripod, 51 seconds in I bailed.
How about telling us what the characteristics are?
Also the rock you are comparing it too doesn’t look like fossilised bone, people aren’t idiots.
What would be helpful is to compare a fossilised bone rock, to one that looks like one, explain what the “characteristics” are so it’s easier to identify fossilised bone in the future.
All this video has done is irritate me.
Well, in the vidoe I thought it was quite clear. The Sandstone doesn't have the morrow or the lines that bone has on the surface. It the field though it can be quite hard to tell. The brown objects are pieces of Hadrosaur bones. My intentions wasn't dumbing down anything it was to clear up confusion on how to identify bone from just a plain rock you might find as others may sometimes pick up a rock and think it is bone based on shape. I help clear that up by talking about surface details. Sorry you didn't like video.
@@paleo1019 I wasn’t rude I was direct! Sandstone doesn’t look like bone!
@@rebeccalucysmith9689 Exactly! It doesn't and I never said it did. The point of the vidoe was to compare dinosaur bone to a rock you may find (which happens to be sandstone) and look at the surface textures. I can do with with a rock that isn't sandstone. I had two pieces of dinosaur bone and one rock. I think you were confused by the video