New Members dakotakaiser Posted June 6 New Members Share Posted June 6 Hello everyone! I am looking for help with a possible id on these bones I have found recently in the Pittsburgh area of Pa. They were all found in a creek bed with a lot of exposed rock after the amount of rain we got in the spring. All bones were found in a 20 foot square radius. Thank you for any help! I did a hot pin test, and it did not burn through at all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 You need to do a Flame test. A heated pin will not go through bone. That is a test for amber. Hold an open flame to the bone, and see if it burns, or gives off a smell of burnt hair. This tests to see if there is still collagen present - which would indicate modern bone. Even if there is no collagen present, it could still be historic bones, of a horse or cow. A few hundred years old might not have any collagen present. 1 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...
Rockwood Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I think these are probably the bones/teeth of a domestic cow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Very good images of these cow remains! 1 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...
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