PODIGGER Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Found the fossil pictured below in the Peace River, FL yesterday. My first thought on pulling it out of the sifter was osteoderm. The squareness of the object and bone appearance led me to this idea. The thickness and overall size is similar to the rosette shaped ones I have found. Problem is I haven't found any examples of a similar shaped glyptodont osteoderm. The specimen is too thick to fall into the giant armadillo range. Could it be a partial glyptodont or is it just something else. Maybe turtle? Any input/ideas are appreciated. Specimen in inches - 2 1/8" x 2" x 7/8" In millimeters - 60mm x 55mm x 25mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Pictures are quite small, and a bit dark. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikohr Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Hi, nice piece dude! These Glyptodonts are kinda similar in proportion. A little weathering on any of them could produce a more square shape. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 Thank you both for your input. I’ll see if I can do some editing on the pics to lighten them up and get them a bit bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 @Fossildude19 Hopefully these pictures are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikohr Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, PODIGGER said: @Fossildude19 Hopefully these pictures are better. The lighting definitely helps, although now I'm leaning toward turtle due to what looks like a suture in the second photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 Thanks jikohr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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