~ a Christian Perspective from the Field of Paleontology
How to field test a fossil 101? the bone is more porous, therefore licking it should Form a suction... if suction fails It may be a leavaright fossil... In which case you leave-it-right where you found it, Because it is a pseudo-fossil.
This appears to be a shield horn of a triceratops. Which I excavated at the dig site.