edd Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I found this rib in Gainesville Florida in a creek,it's hallow inside,i was thinking it is from an alligator but ppl from the museum told me it is to big to be from an alligator...from what i know only reptiles and birds have hallow bones,if it;s not from an alligator then maybe bird and the only bird that fits with this size rib it's the "terror" bird...i dont know?! HELP! " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 There's hollow, and then there's hollowlowlow. Most bird bones are very thin-walled; yours may be hollow due to erosion of the chancellous internal bone. Can you get a picture that shows the wall thickness? "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...
edd Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 That could be too,from erosion...but then what is it from? " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Ok...how is that too big for a gator...or a croc for that matter? Not an expert but I have seen enough of them big enough to sport that kind of bonage. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Ok...how is that too big for a gator...or a croc for that matter?Not an expert but I have seen enough of them big enough to sport that kind of bonage. i agree, I was thinking gator myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 "bonage" Have to add that word to my vocabulary (and be careful to use it properly) For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Hah...they also said that alligator ribs are thinner than this, so i dont know?!?! but ill stick with alligator for now.thanks anyway! " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 It's not an alligator rib. I don't think it's a rib bone at all. Looks like it may be an alligator ulna. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 I did look over the internet and it does look like an ulna witch is kinda rare to find,to bad that mine is a bit broken,oh well...thanks alot ppl! " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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