Tracer Jr. Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 this came out of the pleistocene of texas. pretty mineralized. any ideas? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 yeah, i'm not sure i've ever hunted your area much, but it looks kinda like the ends of this vert in my collection... p.s. - does your sister know you're using her camera again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracer Jr. Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 yes, i was kind enough to ask her if i may borrow it so many unidentified things that you don't post, and i'm dying to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 well, i still have that knobby knee from like a year ago that i never found out what it was and you don't see me whining about it. oh, wait, yes you do. um. ok, hang on. forget tj's vert. somebody tell me what this is from - yes, i know it's the back of a skull. but from what? oh, and don't forget to i.d. tj's vert. i would feel bad for jumping his post, but you should have seen the things he's done to me over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdentist Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 well, i still have that knobby knee from like a year ago that i never found out what it was and you don't see me whining about it. oh, wait, yes you do. um. ok, hang on. forget tj's vert. somebody tell me what this is from - yes, i know it's the back of a skull. but from what? oh, and don't forget to i.d. tj's vert. i would feel bad for jumping his post, but you should have seen the things he's done to me over the years. tracer its bison lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I have a vert sitting on my book shelf that looks alot like it, unfortunately I think it was given to me with no information. I hope you find out. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Eaton Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Atlas vertabrae from some sort of large mammal. After a quick google search I found a rhino vert that seemed close. http://www.fossilsonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=471 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Atlas vertabrae from some sort of large mammal. After a quick google search I found a rhino vert that seemed close. http://www.fossilsonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=471 Rhinos were extinct in North America by the beginning of the Pleistocene. I have never seen a vertebra like that first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 That first vert is a new one on me too. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) As a big swingin' stumper, I must admit, I am stumped :bow: - but also strangely aroused by pic#2 :startle: BTW Jr. - I don't know what it is, but you've got it upside down. Does that help? :lol: Edited November 4, 2009 by Smilodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 ok, class...let's review. so far, we've learned that - a) tracer and tj find weird, broken things tj can't take pictures worth a flip, and you can't type a "b" here with a closing parenthesis after it because the board software thinks you want to do a smiley. c) tracer and tj should leave their things where they found them because they never get id'd and are therefore simply strange paperweights d) shark dentist gets cocky when he's found a dinosaur recently and starts stealing tracer's lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracer Jr. Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 As a big swingin' stumper, I must admit, I am stumped :bow: - but also strangely aroused by pic#2 :startle: BTW Jr. - I don't know what it is, but you've got it upside down. Does that help? :lol: picky picky and TMI... so i've stumped everyone? now i really want to know what it is. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdentist Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 ok, class...let's review. so far, we've learned that - a) tracer and tj find weird, broken things tj can't take pictures worth a flip, and you can't type a "b" here with a closing parenthesis after it because the board software thinks you want to do a smiley. c) tracer and tj should leave their things where they found them because they never get id'd and are therefore simply strange paperweights d) shark dentist gets cocky when he's found a dinosaur recently and starts stealing tracer's lines. I like D lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 well, i still have that knobby knee from like a year ago that i never found out what it was and you don't see me whining about it. oh, wait, yes you do. um. ok, hang on. forget tj's vert. somebody tell me what this is from - ... yes, i know it's the back of a skull. but from what? oh, and don't forget to i.d. tj's vert. i would feel bad for jumping his post, but you should have seen the things he's done to me over the years. I can't nail it down, but it has some canid characteristics...it will be easier for you to make related comparisons. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracer Jr. Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 well i spent thirty minutes searching every possible animal i could think of and found nothing that looked similar to the vert. :growl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) this came out of the pleistocene of texas. pretty mineralized. any ideas? thanks. and the answer is (drum roll).................................... It appears to be the cervical vertebra of a large turtle or tortoise, possibly c7. Depending on the site and exact age, it could be sea turtle or a land tortoise.... From the only person who knows more about fossils than me, and I trust to be correct. Ego, get back in that box! Edited November 6, 2009 by Smilodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 tj's out on the town, but will appreciate the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 When in doubt bison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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