Gatorman Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Heres a claw or something like a claw that Rob (Haizahnjager) found in the creek today. I've never seen anything like it so I haven't a clue as to what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CURT Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Heres a claw or something like a claw that Rob (Haizahnjager) found in the creek today. I've never seen anything like it so I haven't a clue as to what it is. Is it possible that it's a bone that has been formed into a bird point? Other than that I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 rostral "tooth"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geofossil Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 It looks like an ungual...terminal phalange of a digit. Better known as a 'claw'. I no 'zip' about what creature it's from. If you show the proximal end of the fossil (flat end) it could confirm it as an ungual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 I was pretty sure it was a claw it does have a somewhat flat end on it its slightly depressed, could it be from a turtle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 How long is it? It looks pretty small. But, it doesn't look too unlike theropod unguals. Its definitely an ungual, though. I'm gonna go ahead and guess some kind of ungual phalanx (aka claw core) from a small bird, probably some sort of ground bird like a galliform. (galliformes includes birds like pheasants, grouse, chicken, turkey, etc., if I remember correctly - basically typically ground dwelling game birds). Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I was pretty sure it was a claw it does have a somewhat flat end on it its slightly depressed, could it be from a turtle? Turtle claws that I've seen tend to have a pronounced hook. Your claw seems to have some damage to the margin on both sides. Does your claw look like this? 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...
ebrocklds Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 at first glance i also thought turtle, but after thinking about it i realized that the turtle claws that i have seen have been blunt at the tip and do not have super pronounced blood grooves in them. in other words i have no idea but i will continue to think about it. very cool none the less. brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I saw the claw and it didn't appear to be damaged at all...Odd thing was how it was almost like two pieces... The long part that connected to the leg and went to a tip, then a sideways piece that made each edge of the claw very sharp and the bottom flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Just a guess but could it be part of a three toed horse foot? It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Doesnt really look like a hoof at least not to me. And it doesnt resemble a turtle claw at all i think Boesse is on the right track though some type of bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 This is not bird, it most resembles turtle to me, can we get some better pictures? www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I looked, but I don't have a lot of 'gator claw-cores in my drawer. I don't have one exactly like this one; nonetheless, I believe it is likely to be a 'gator claw-core. It is NOT an alligator snapper (Macroclemys sp.) claw-core. I suppose it could be a marine turtle claw-core; I just don't have any experience with those. Here's an enhanced original image . . . see what you think. 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...
Guest michael Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 take it 2 museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Here is a picture of the ungual phalanx of the croc Thecachampsa antiquus from the Miocene of Maryland. Croc or gator claw seems right to me. ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 This should have been mentioned before, but this was found in Miocene marine deposits....'gator, croc and marine turtle are all in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 That Croc claw looks exactly like it, I bet thats what it is. I'll let Rob know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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