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Is this a mammoth rib? Came from the Brazos river in southern Texas. Could be from the Beaumont or Lissie formations, or a Pleistocene terrace deposit (definitely terrestrial). Based on size alone and what lived in Texas at the time, I’m thinking Colombian mammoth, or maybe a giant sloth. Definitely too big for bison, deer, llama, horse, etc.
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I’m not familiar with fossils at all so I need help identifying the specimen in the attached pictures. I found this mineral specimen, or at least I thought it was just a large crystal rock, in 2012 at my stepdads house in Placerville, Colorado(San Juan Mountains, down valley from Telluride). I was moving the rock, accidentally dropped it and several pieces broke off. That’s when I wondered if it was a fossil due to the presence of what looks like dried blood, venous cavities, connective tissue, bone, and skin. It is as if it was frozen instantly and turned into stone and crystal, Medusa reminiscent. The San Juan volcanic field is said to be the largest eruption in the world and the proximity of where I found it could explain the strange preservation (if it is in fact a fossil).
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