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I keep finding these along with several other very sections of some specific armoured sauropod in my back yard. Springtown Tx Puluxy..Twin Mountains
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Found in the US on private property. At this time that’s all I can say bcuz of the sensitive nature. This is just the tip of the iceberg with regards to all of the finds I’ve been making since the beginning the year. This is my 1st post so plz forgive if I’ve I did something wrong with tags or titles etc . Thanks
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These were found about 10 - 15 ft. below the surface in red dirt layer of a hill with elevation about 100 ft. above sea level. (one of the highest points in our parish) along with lots of other similar pieces that look like Osteoderms or scouts. They are not located at a known fossil formation but in a current dirt/rock pit. We have found many native American tools and arrow heads on this hill in central Louisiana and while my husband was digging with an excavator we started noticing random bright objects in the otherwise solid red dirt layer and some of their photos are attached. We did lick them and at least one side stuck. Lol. (We didn't lick both sides) Thank you for your help. Let me know if you need any other info. I also have what looks like a vertebrate that I need to share as well.
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Alligator osteoderms, normal and pathology
Harry Pristis posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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A normal and a pathological alligator osteoderm from Florida rivers.© Harry Pristis 2022
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These are examples of the osteoderms from two species of armadillos in the Family DASYPODIDAE (giant armadillos are in a different family, the PAMPATHERIIDAE). The smaller bones on the upper left and on the far right belong to a modern nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus. This smaller armadillo is not known as a fossil from Florida. The larger bones are from the Late Pleistocene armadillo, Dasypus bellus, the "beautiful" armadillo. The elongated rectangular bones on the right are from the imbricating bands which girdle the shell of these armadillos. (This image is best viewed by clicking on the "options" button on the upper right of this page => "view all sizes" => "large".)© Harry Pristis 2012
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These are bits of boney armor from the dorsal regions of large crocodilians. This armor arises from the dermis of the reptiles. The armor bits are sometimes preserved as fossils. These bits of bone are called "osteoderms," not "scutes." (Scutes are the chitonous scales that cover these osteoderms in life. Scutes are thin, flexible, and translucent. Scutes arise from the epidermis of the animals. They are never preserved as fossils.) Notice the central boss of the alligator osteoderm is not present in the armor of this crocodile, making it relatively easy to distinguish between the two taxa.© Harry Pristis 2011
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