Thomas1982 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I need help IDing this Florida fossil bone! I found it earlier this month on Caspersen Beach. It looks sort of like a hoof to me, but not like anything I've seen in a book or online.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Looks like a rock. Why do you think it's fossil bone? "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Paleoworld-101 said: Looks like a rock. Why do you think it's fossil bone? Awfully symmetric for a rock. Texture in 3rd photo resembles bone 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, hemipristis said: Awfully symmetric for a rock. Texture in 3rd photo resembles bone The texture looks a bit ambiguous without a higher resolution picture. Still leaning towards this being flint. OP, is it dense and stone-like or lighter? "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Looks a bone to me - cellular texture, water-worn 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Looks like water worn bone to me too? RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Agree. While the last photograph throws me off a bit and looks more like flint than bone, from the rest of the photographs I'd say this definitely is a water-worn bone. Actually looks rather like a small vertebra to me. May be @Shellseeker or @Harry Pristis have ideas on this? 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) A candidate might be cervical vertebrae of a dolphin.... with all processes broken off and water eroded for thousands of years. Let's see what @Boesse @Al Dente @MarcoSr think. EDIT: Responded too quickly... the picture are whale verts... Here are some dolphin from Calvert Cliffs: Edited February 18, 2022 by Shellseeker Add Dolphin verts 1 1 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas1982 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 hours ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: Agree. While the last photograph throws me off a bit and looks more like flint than bone, from the rest of the photographs I'd say this definitely is a water-worn bone. Actually looks rather like a small vertebra to me. May be @Shellseeker or @Harry Pristis have ideas on this? Here are a couple close up shots - hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Shellseeker said: A candidate might be cervical vertebrae of a dolphin.... with all processes broken off and water eroded for thousands of years. Let's see what @Boesse @Al Dente @MarcoSr think. I'd say those match the shape quite spot-on...! The new photographs are a bit too blurry I think to be conclusive - at least for me - though I do think I see the veining of osteosclerotic bone. 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 @Shellseeker is correct! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, Boesse said: @Shellseeker is correct! Thank you , When I call on you, it is because I am really not positive.. There are so many small (land) mammal verts in the Peace River that I sometime over_allocate this type of vert to marine incorrectly.. One thing I focus on are those small holes (3 below) on verts. Are they original and if so, what are they named? Thanks. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas1982 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Shellseeker said: Thank you , When I call on you, it is because I am really not positive.. There are so many small (land) mammal verts in the Peace River that I sometime over_allocate this type of vert to marine incorrectly.. One thing I focus on are those small holes (3 below) on verts. Are they original and if so, what are they named? Thanks. Thanks! I would have never guessed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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