gwe106 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I found this piece at Westmoreland State Park in Virginia and am not sure what it could be. The only thing I could think of would be some type of vert spine or something. I also found a small bone this past weekend at Matoaka Cottages and any help on what that could have come from would be nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 The last piece is a bird tarsometatarsus. 1 www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl O'Cles Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 The first one is a fish spine would have attached to the front of the dorsal fin. As for westmoreland did they let you under the cliffs or did you find that on the little beach that they do have open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 The last piece is a bird tarsometatarsus. With sharp pictures of both sides of both ends, it can probably be identified (at least to Genus). It's rather robust, and what I think I can see of the dorsoplantar foramen (pits near the "knuckles") is interesting. 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwe106 Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 The first one is a fish spine would have attached to the front of the dorsal fin. As for westmoreland did they let you under the cliffs or did you find that on the little beach that they do have open? I found that piece on the small beach they had open. From what I hear of that specific trip, they had rangers posted at the top of the cliffs to make sure nobody wandered away from the beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I found this piece at Westmoreland State Park in Virginia and am not sure what it could be. The only thing I could think of would be some type of vert spine or something. I also found a small bone this past weekend at Matoaka Cottages and any help on what that could have come from would be nice too. The first bone may be a neural or haemal spine from a fish vertebra. 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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