silverphoenix Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I found this one THE first trip I ever took to Whiskey Bridge, but kept frgetting to post it. What in the heck is it??? Foot for scale--I wear a 12 1/2 by the way. Looks like a bison pelvis? I think this sucker is actually fossilized...no stink and very heavy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 don't think so man, it could have been sitting out for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 MOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 dang it he got mad cow disease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Eocene pelvi oughta be greenish, I'm thinkin' Just kidding. A complete pelvis like that would be a rare fossil, I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 You found Pelvis! We should thank you...very much. It makes a great halloween mask (after bleaching). The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 You found Pelvis! We should thank you...very much. It makes a great halloween mask (after bleaching). Chase, Not saying that it isn't a fossil, but MikeD and I found one in a creek near Waco last year. It was pretty heavy too considering it came from a cow that weighed several hundred pounds. On an up note you could probably rig it into a really cool halloween mask for next year. We keep looking for the elusive skull of the mythical chupacabra. It'd be great for scaring the Mexican kids in the neighborhood on Halloween! SO now that some folks have poopooed on the idea you have the motivation to go out and find a mammoth tooth! O What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverphoenix Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 hahaha it probably is just an old cow pelvis--very true. I thought as much, but wanted to see what everyone thought. I found it hanging off a limb on a felled tree at the WHiskey Bridge site and I know someone put it up there. It's cool regardless, and old even if not a fossil That reminds me--went through the material I found my squid beak in and found TONS of small teeth ans some ray plates!!! And tons of otoliths too! It's GOLD I tell ya!!!! I also preserved my best finds in that duco/acetone solution today and wiped off the film with paper towel--they look super nice now and they don't crumble! My collection is really coming along now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 hahaha it probably is just an old cow pelvis--very true. I thought as much, but wanted to see what everyone thought. I found it hanging off a limb on a felled tree at the WHiskey Bridge site and I know someone put it up there. It's cool regardless, and old even if not a fossil That reminds me--went through the material I found my squid beak in and found TONS of small teeth ans some ray plates!!! And tons of otoliths too! It's GOLD I tell ya!!!! I also preserved my best finds in that duco/acetone solution today and wiped off the film with paper towel--they look super nice now and they don't crumble! My collection is really coming along now You could always try the match test. Find an area you don't mind getting burned and if it smells like burnt hair it's not fossilized. If it is a fossil it should not hurt the stone, just char it a little, it can be cleaned off in most cases. The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverphoenix Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Now my room stinks...thanks... lol jk The flame caused no reaction...I still doubt this is fossilized though--maybe just extremely old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 ...I still doubt this is fossilized though--maybe just extremely old? Unless fossils grow on trees "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...
silverphoenix Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Well I know trees grow on fossils, but maybe the fossils are now turning the tables? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Well I know trees grow on fossils, but maybe the fossils are now turning the tables? lol lol could be, hey guys im having real problems with this burn test now, I have only had it work one time, on a fish vert that I was sure was not a fossil. Everything else has had no reaction or smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Unless fossils grow on trees Man, now you done it, you found that cow I planted and ruined my experiment, gee thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Now that is way cool looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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