worthy 55 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 One looks like a claw core of some kind two teeth and one small tibia of some kind. Can anyone ID these for me??? Their only 1 in to 1 1/4 in long. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 the claw i think belongs to a sloth. very cool, and uncommon. the tooth with a single root looks like a horse incisor. the other two i don't know. more pictures would help. brock. ok, now that you know what it is would you like to trade the sloth claw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 here is a good site for ids http://www.cwreplicas.com/catalog2.html hope tht worked!! using this site i think that the long bone is a paleolama toe bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 nice fossils ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 I guess next time I'll state their size. All are 1 in to 1 1/4 in long. So I do not think it's a sloth claw brock. :-[ :-[ It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 yeah that does put a damper on the sloth claw theory i don't know then. but it is still very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 Sorry about that brock! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 i think the claw core is from a giant armadillo Holmesina septentrionalis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 Great I'll check it out thanks Anson !! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Are you diving the Suwannee? The claw core is from a carnivore with non-retractable claws (IOW, not a cat). A rare find, especially rare with the boney sheath in place. Is it well-mineralized? The bone MAY BE a metapodial, possibly from a carnivore, probably not a cat. The double-rooted tooth MAY BE a carnivore premolar. The single-rooted tooth is almost certainly a horse or tapir incisor, as Brock suggested. A better image would be useful. If you don't have better lighting, try using your editing software to boost the "brightness," then the "contrast" until the image is as clear as possible. ------Harry Pristis http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 Here is a better picture. Harry it is not fully mineralized but all most. I do not dive yet but hope to soon. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Sorry, Worthy, I cannot make out any more details on your second image. If your claw core is not well-mineralized, it may be from a modern critter, say a black bear. Here is a pic of some claw cores for comparison. -----Harry Pristis http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 It looks alot like the cave bear claw core but about 1/3 the size thanks Harry. 8) It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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