# Fossil Identification?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossil-identification/727486>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossil-identification/727486 "2015-08-10T21:06:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossil-identification/727486/1 "2015-08-10T21:06:36Z")

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Not sure if this is a fossil or not - sure looks like one to me - any one here that can advise how to get it id’d would be great - We were out at a garden center looking thru rocks for the garden and spotted it -

[http://simster.iglouhost.com/rock1.jpg](http://simster.iglouhost.com/rock1.jpg)

[http://simster.iglouhost.com/rock2.jpg](http://simster.iglouhost.com/rock2.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossil-identification/727486/2 "2015-08-10T21:47:40Z")

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Could be a bit of crinoid stem, but it’s hard to say.

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**Author:** ![Polar\_Iceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Polar\_Iceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polar_Iceman)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossil-identification/727486/3 "2015-08-11T03:18:01Z")

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Obviously the fossil of a space alien skull.  
You can clearly see the beady little eyes and the huge teeth.  
I would be worried about its relatives coming looking for it.