I have found a fossil. Help ID

figjam616

definately feels heavier than what normal bones of that size should, thanks for helping me out with this!

couple more closer pics

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figjam616

some more...

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Blibbler

Nice find - it might be the skull of something similar to a tapir.

figjam616

Andre, have you heard anything back yet?
Cheers

Andre

Sorry nothing yet, I'll try others.

mcjerry

I have also stumbled across something that, in my mind, seems like an exciting find. As I looked down, I could see a clear shape of a large head and mouth. At the base of the head appeared to be a hollowed out area where a neck would have been. I found this after a heavy rain. I would grateful for someone to take a look at the attached photos and let me know if I'm out of my mind - which may very well be likely. The close up pic is of the mouth and what I would imagine are fossilized teeth.

Thanks for any reply.

Jerry

If you have trouble with the attachments, the pics can be viewed at the link below as well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2084895...7631134267906/

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Evo

Hi mcjerry, interesting find. It would help if you said where you found this.

NileQueen

Hi mcjerry

Take a magnet and check that brown area. Looks like metal to me.

NQ :-)

mcjerry

I was hiking near the San Fernando mountain range just outside of Los Angeles, California, US. I would guess maybe 500 to 600 feet above sea level. The region is a desert, remarkably dry, but a heavy rain had fallen a day or so before I discovered this. Thanks so much for taking a look. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.

Evo

Wow, very interesting. I have recently unearthed some fossils from much earlier than what yours would be and they had that weird orange coloring. Other fossils in nearby rocks were the expected white. I'm not sure what happened, I will probably contact the local university.

I suggest that you contact the paleontolgy department at a nearby university. Looks like a crocodile, doesn't it?

mcjerry

Thanks for the comment. I will send the pics to a local university. So glad you see the same details of the croc. I'll post an update if I get any information.

NileQueen

Sorry I don't think it is a croc, and those are not teeth. The structure looks as
if it is coated in a thick layer of iron, as in a concretion.