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Hello-Can anyone identify this bone? Found along the Brazos river, It measures about 14" long x 8" at widest point and 4" wide at smallest point. It weighs about 7.8 pounds. Thanks!
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I know the ends are quite worn, but is there any way to determine what animal this is from? My gut says hog, but Before I trash it I want to be sure it’s not something like tortoise.
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Not sure if the identification section is the right place to post this because I know it is a Pleistocene Horse tooth from the Brazos river in southeast Texas. However I’m wondering if this is a pathological tooth or a cavity. I’ve found well over 100 horse teeth and none of them have this feature. I appreciate any insights
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I have looked under magnification but can't find any wood cell structure so this one is throwing me off but still leaning toward wood. Under magnification I did find hairline striations but those can also be found in some enamel. This piece is also polished looking but it is as it was found could it be a tooth fragment?.
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found a few interesting things need identifying.... found in gravel from the Brazos river east of Houston Texas. First is a possible toe bone?, Bone fragment. second is a tooth. Possible Bison but I think it looks more equine??. could be wrong though. third is a possible small coprolite? passes the tacky test and when magnifies looking at a small chip in it there are orange and black colors inside can get pics if needed.
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Hi again! I found this today in Bryan Texas on the Brazos River in the area of the whiskey bridge. Is it the fossil of a crab claw? I wonder if more of it is inside? *this is the only picture I have at the moment, we’re driving home now and it’s in the back of our truck.*
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This was found on the Brazos river in southeast Texas. It almost looks like a eroded shell material, but I cannot make out at all what it is. Could this be a coprolite? I have never found one before, so I have no idea what a coprolite would look like in this area.
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Found this weekend, originally I thought was bone but I cannot explain the pin holes on the side. Insect holes?
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any ideas? the first looks like a bone fragment second is ??....
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this one is really odd it is almost plant like in texture when viewed under microscope (pics included) the texture follows the curves of the fossil looking almost like hair under the microscope...sorry only way I could describe it .... It has a dark area along with what look like leafy or hairy parts on it.
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On first inspection I thought it was just some sort of man made goop but it is fossilized and on the side looks a little like some sort of bryozoan I had seen pics of online..... so goop or bryozoan?
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Looks like a little Octopus but may be wishful thinking what do you think? ... tried to get good pics. found in gravel pile from Brazos river here in Texas west of Houston.
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is this a fossilized bone? it appears to be but am on the fence. Found in gravel from the Brazos river here just west of Houston Texas.
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This is a weird find as I have not found petrified wood like it before if that is what it is. The cell structure in the broken area is colorful and detailed.
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I’m hoping someone can recognize what this chunk of bone might be from. It must be something large like Proboscidean or sloth. The sutures are making me think it’s a chunk of skull. The concave side might be an alveolus for tusk?
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Here’s a chunk of crocogator I found on the Brazos River in SE Texas. It doesn’t look like the typical osteoderms that are found . I’m not sure if there’s enough here to identify a specific bone…
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Despite the 100 plus degree temps, the low level of the Brazos River drew me from comfortable air conditioning. I hit a stretch of the river that I frequent and know that it’s been picked over, but it’s almost a foot lower than my last visit so I hoped there would be more to find. I didn’t come home with the haul I’d hoped for, but I was not disappointed either. The find of the day was this partial mandible. When I initially picked it up I was thinking bison. After getting home and cleaning it up a bit and comparing to another bison jaw I have I’m now leaning toward camelid. I also think that
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I’m at a loss on this large bone fragment. I found it on the Brazos River in SE Texas, Pleistocene. It seems too thick for a rib…. The solid bone at the broken end is about 1/2 inch thick. At 10 inches long and broken, it could be a limb bone???
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Texas Pleistocene Brazos River Vertebrate Fossil from Fort Bend County
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Hi Fossil Forum! I'm hoping for a little help in identifying a fossil I found recently in the Brazos River in Fort Bend County TX. I've tentatively identified it as Pleistocene in age (it's pretty well mineralized) and most likely belonging to a vertebrate mammal but have been rather stumped beyond that. I was initially thinking it could be part of a scapula but I'm now fairly sure its not. At one point I compared it to a skeletal mount of a Pleistocene camel at a local Natural Science museum and was momentarily convinced it was part of the ilium with part of the acetabulum damaged- 2 replies
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I found this distal end of a mammalian humerus several weeks ago on the Brazos River southwest of Houston. After hours of searching, it doesn't seem to exactly match any of the common suspects: deer, camel, horse, or bison. Deer or camel is more likely than horse or bison, as the bone is relatively slender and the end of it isn't as bulky as either of those animals. It is possible that I have incorrectly ruled out deer and camels as the trochlea and capitulum on the end are very worn down. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm more than willing to hear them. Thanks!
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Found this strange little chunk of bone about two weeks ago on the Brazos and have had zero luck trying to identify it on my own. Nothing seems like an exact match. The complex series of holes and tube-like structures on the one side makes me think ear bone, and the suture markings lining the edges of the bone on the back side make me think skull fragment. Similarly, the thin raised area makes me think zygomatic process. My best guess would be something like the temporal bone on the back of a bison or horse skull, but I haven't been able to find much to make me sure of that ID. @Harry Pristis
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I was able to go on a short hunt with my son and his girlfriend on the Brazos river Easter Sunday. The water had dropped a few inches and exposed a little bit more gravel that I had not been able to hunt yet. The first find of the day was a very nice sloth phalanx. On the way back I waited through the water and almost tripped over the second find. I thought it could’ve been a log. It was in about a foot of water and hard to see. The only part visible was the curve which made me think it could be a bone. I reached into the water and dug around the perimeter of the piece and was finally able to
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From the album: Texas Pleistocene
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From the album: Texas Pleistocene
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From the album: Texas Pleistocene
