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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 these are two broken teeth….m2 and m3. Please take a look and weigh in.
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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
CDiggs posted a topic in Fossil ID
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 but present, however I'm increasingly doubtful. Hopefully someone with a little more experience will be able to set me straight or at least point me in the right direction. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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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 - do you have any ideas or helpful diagrams?
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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 bring it out of the mud. I was very excited to see that it is a chunk of a large proboscidean bone. Using the great resource that @Brandy Cole provided I think a possible id is mammoth/mastodon right proximal tibia. Here’s the link to the sight again that Brandy provided(I couldn’t locate it and had to ask her for it). The 3rd pic is a left tibia that I am showing to compare my find.
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From the album: Texas Pleistocene
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The result of a four mile kayaking trip to some remote point bars. Notable finds include the large section of horse jaw, the alligator and horse vertebrae, the proximal end of a bison femur (with a calcite encrusted inner cavity), and the horse hoof core. -
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