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Tree branch maybe bone?

by Buddy
(Sweetwater TX)

Found it around Merkel Texas area. It's either wood or bone

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by: Douglas

Looks more like wood from the pictures but take a close look to see if there is cellular structure typical of bone. That area is mostly Permian age.

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