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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 8, 2020 23:54:24 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Dec 9, 2020 0:14:14 GMT -5
Interesting. Looks like your tongue made an imprint!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Dec 9, 2020 0:14:15 GMT -5
So, I found this today while hounding private property along the Cheyenne River just south of Fairburn, SD. I sent pics to a member of the forum and asked if this could possibly be dino bone. (Apparently I'm infatuated with finding dino bone! LOL) Neither one of us is sure of what this is, but my tongue does "stick" to it like apparently a fossil is supposed to do. I licked my Fairburn Agate and my tongue didn't stick to that, but I felt a slight tingly pull when I touched my tongue to this! A totally different feeling...kinda weird, but I liked it! LOL Does anyone have a clue about this, or seen anything like it before?  This looks like a piece of mud stone. It sticks to your tongue as your tongue gives up moisture to it. Does that make sense? How hard is it? Can it be scratched? Could it easily be broken in two? We find a lot of "rocks" that have textures like that. If one strikes our fancy, and we decide to take it home, care must be taken that it isn't damaged by harder rocks. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 9, 2020 0:38:00 GMT -5
Interesting. Looks like your tongue made an imprint! Jeepers Pat! My tongue isn't that big! LOL Some people say my mouth is that big...but not my tongue! LOL So, I found this today while hounding private property along the Cheyenne River just south of Fairburn, SD. I sent pics to a member of the forum and asked if this could possibly be dino bone. (Apparently I'm infatuated with finding dino bone! LOL) Neither one of us is sure of what this is, but my tongue does "stick" to it like apparently a fossil is supposed to do. I licked my Fairburn Agate and my tongue didn't stick to that, but I felt a slight tingly pull when I touched my tongue to this! A totally different feeling...kinda weird, but I liked it! LOL Does anyone have a clue about this, or seen anything like it before? This looks like a piece of mud stone. It sticks to your tongue as your tongue gives up moisture to it. Does that make sense? How hard is it? Can it be scratched? Could it easily be broken in two? We find a lot of "rocks" that have textures like that. If one strikes our fancy, and we decide to take it home, care must be taken that it isn't damaged by harder rocks. Dangit! Yes, that makes sense! I thought it was hard as heck as it didn't seem to be "damageable" by any of the petrified wood I found today...until I just tried to scratch it with a screw. It scratched. I should've known to do that before I posted this in the fossil section! Shoot! Double Dangit! I thought for sure I had something "amazing" here! Nope! Probably just a hard mud clod! LOL |
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Post by stephan on Dec 9, 2020 0:51:35 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 9, 2020 0:56:24 GMT -5
I should have started a poll with this thread...I'm betting this would have won! LOL |
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Post by amygdule on Dec 9, 2020 1:18:05 GMT -5
Licking Lizards
What have you done ?
Just licking rocks
To see if they taste good
They taste like Mud
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Post by stephan on Dec 9, 2020 1:39:47 GMT -5
Licking Lizards What have you done ? Just licking rocks To see if they taste good They taste like Mud That reminds me of when the Sacramento Mineral Society was selling down “The Pile,” in preparation of moving. A couple of seasoned citizen rock-mounds were IDing a rock, when I heard one of them say, “yup. That has arsenic in it. It tastes like garlic.”  |
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Post by amygdule on Dec 9, 2020 1:56:43 GMT -5
So, I found this today while hounding private property along the Cheyenne River just south of Fairburn, SD. I sent pics to a member of the forum and asked if this could possibly be dino bone. (Apparently I'm infatuated with finding dino bone! LOL) Neither one of us is sure of what this is, but my tongue does "stick" to it like apparently a fossil is supposed to do. I licked my Fairburn Agate and my tongue didn't stick to that, but I felt a slight tingly pull when I touched my tongue to this! A totally different feeling...kinda weird, but I liked it! LOL Does anyone have a clue about this, or seen anything like it before? Dry pics, then wet pics, then close-ups of the wet surface...  I don't know I suppose Kissing Armadillos Is Gross |
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Post by rmf on Dec 9, 2020 4:44:00 GMT -5
What rock formation is this from? I have seen skin images that look similar but most do not. the strata might tell us if the rock is from the correct time period. See if the state has a geological quadrangle of the area. locate where you found the rock and the map will tell you what formation(s) you were in. If you were not well into the Cretaceous-Jurrasic it is not dino skin.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 10, 2020 0:18:08 GMT -5
Licking Lizards What have you done ? Just licking rocks To see if they taste good They taste like Mud This one sure as heck did! LOL Fairburn Agates taste like cotton candy does on a warm summer evening strolling down the midway at the small town fair while holding hands with the person you fell in love with...at least they did prior to 2020! LOL Licking Lizards What have you done ? Just licking rocks To see if they taste good They taste like Mud That reminds me of when the Sacramento Mineral Society was selling down “The Pile,” in preparation of moving. A couple of seasoned citizen rock-mounds were IDing a rock, when I heard one of them say, “yup. That has arsenic in it. It tastes like garlic.”  Hmmm. I was in this play in high school, but I don't remember anyone smelling like garlic while performing! LOL  So, I found this today while hounding private property along the Cheyenne River just south of Fairburn, SD. I sent pics to a member of the forum and asked if this could possibly be dino bone. (Apparently I'm infatuated with finding dino bone! LOL) Neither one of us is sure of what this is, but my tongue does "stick" to it like apparently a fossil is supposed to do. I licked my Fairburn Agate and my tongue didn't stick to that, but I felt a slight tingly pull when I touched my tongue to this! A totally different feeling...kinda weird, but I liked it! LOL Does anyone have a clue about this, or seen anything like it before? Dry pics, then wet pics, then close-ups of the wet surface... I don't know I suppose Kissing Armadillos Is Gross How do you know? Have you ever kissed an armadillo?   (Just teasing!  ) What rock formation is this from? I have seen skin images that look similar but most do not. the strata might tell us if the rock is from the correct time period. See if the state has a geological quadrangle of the area. locate where you found the rock and the map will tell you what formation(s) you were in. If you were not well into the Cretaceous-Jurrasic it is not dino skin. Well, that's the thing about it. It was found on the Cheyenne River, so it could have come from anywhere upstream. I don't know of any way to determine its exact origin. I don't think it's dino skin. I saw images of that last night while searching Google for dino bone images. The below image is amazing and it's the one I saw last night! The description reads "Dating to the Cretaceous, this spectacular fossil originates from Hell Creek Formation, Southern Montana, USA. "  |
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Post by Peruano on Dec 10, 2020 7:40:26 GMT -5
Does it seem to have a crest (ridge) down the middle or approximating some trajectory other than random? I would not have too much trouble guessing that it might be a dermal scute (*skin plate) from some sort of reptile. I have seen scutes from the skin of alligators and crocodilians that amazingly like that. Many dinosaurs had dermal armor which might have resembled something like this pattern. I'm not saying it is but its a possibility. As to the tongue sticking to it, that indicates porosity. A good way to tell treated stones, not porous, from untreated porous stones which would stick to the tongue as the water from the tongue was pulled into the stone (i.e turquoise). Hence like rockpickerforever said lots of sedimentary rocks with the correct texture would fall to the test. At least that's the way I understand it. Edit: a picture is worth a thousand words. Here is a modern alligator scute.  |
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Post by greig on Dec 10, 2020 10:02:29 GMT -5
The only rock that gets anywhere near my mouth is a gold nugget. I find enough arsenides and radioactives to make your hair fall out. Yet, it would make great video of a buddy licking a sticky fossil or silver during the winter or an agate with super glue. hehe
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 10, 2020 17:33:26 GMT -5
Does it seem to have a crest (ridge) down the middle or approximating some trajectory other than random? I would not have too much trouble guessing that it might be a dermal scute (*skin plate) from some sort of reptile. I have seen scutes from the skin of alligators and crocodilians that amazingly like that. Many dinosaurs had dermal armor which might have resembled something like this pattern. I'm not saying it is but its a possibility. As to the tongue sticking to it, that indicates porosity. A good way to tell treated stones, not porous, from untreated porous stones which would stick to the tongue as the water from the tongue was pulled into the stone (i.e turquoise). Hence like rockpickerforever said lots of sedimentary rocks with the correct texture would fall to the test. At least that's the way I understand it. Edit: a picture is worth a thousand words. Here is a modern alligator scute. It does not have a crest to it. Unfortunately! I would love for this to be something other than a mudball, but I did a scratch test on this and it scratched rather easily. I thought it was "harder" than what it turned out to be, but I scratched it with a metal screw. So as much as I would like for it to be a fossil of some sort (and I still swear it really looks like one! LOL), it just doesn't seem to be hard enough to actually be a fossil...darnit! The only rock that gets anywhere near my mouth is a gold nugget. I find enough arsenides and radioactives to make your hair fall out. Yet, it would make great video of a buddy licking a sticky fossil or silver during the winter or an agate with super glue. hehe Don't they use cyanide when working with gold? If so, even that isn't safe. (I'd still "bite" a nugget if I found one! LOL) I can't think of tongues getting stuck in winter without picturing this!!!  |
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Post by greig on Dec 11, 2020 9:02:20 GMT -5
I also like the Dumb and Dumber stuck tongue scene.
Cyanide is used to extract gold but it probably won't be coating a nugget unless you found it in their slimes. On the other hand, mercury covered gold is somewhat common.
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Post by RWA3006 on Dec 11, 2020 19:25:44 GMT -5
I've found fossilized turtle shell fragments that have a texture similar to the OP and they will stick to the tongue.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 11, 2020 19:43:26 GMT -5
I've found fossilized turtle shell fragments that have a texture similar to the OP and they will stick to the tongue. I want this so badly to be something other than a mudball! LOL I just googled fossilized turtle shell and there were some amazing specimens that came up! |
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Post by RWA3006 on Dec 11, 2020 22:42:28 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 11, 2020 22:52:43 GMT -5
What an amazing find!!! My heart would've been pounding in my chest out of pure excitement at finding those! Thanks for posting these pics! I'm trying very hard to suppress feelings of jealousy and envy! LOL Just the thought of being the first person in history to ever hold in your hands a part of a living being that existed so far in the deep past...to me it's so humbling... |
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Post by RWA3006 on Dec 11, 2020 23:00:18 GMT -5
There's four in this photo.  |
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