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  1. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - What is this thing???

    I found this today here in SE Texas on a river gravel bank. I can't figure it out. It's fully mineralized. It has these 2 grooves along the sides, one wraps around somewhat, that would make me think a tooth went there and one in the center that goes thru that has a flat surface on it and that's unusual to me. On the opposite side there is a facet which adds to my confusion because it's the only one. I can't say anything else about this it because I'm lost. No idea. And I really, really apologize about the amount of photos... with the light and shadows I was trying to capture as much as I could.
  2. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Something or Nothing?

    I've been losing my mind over this one. I've found quite a few fossils that have been crushed, had all types of matrix on them and filled with them. This has me scratching my head because I've had fossils... teeth and bones before that had fragmented sections and small pieces barely holding on by matrix. There are pieces to this that fit that like it's a layer or an enamel. The outer lighter brown looks like some sort of matrix and it's covering the key end-sections, and the darker internal makes me think it's something like a fossil or tooth. Even though I don't see bone clearly or the porous internal of bone... I think it has been river worn so that I can't make out any features but I really think it's something. I've found some pretty beat up fossil similarly. It's a bummer because I feel the only way to really know would be to cut a cross section to get a clean view and I'd hate to do that plus wouldn't know the best way to do so. Does anyone recognize anything? It's a long shot. And maybe it's just geological and nothing more. Found in SE Texas on a river gravel bank where I find lots of Pleistocene material.
  3. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Antler from a?

    I found this a couple of weeks ago on a river gravel bank here in SE Texas where I find other pleistocene material. It was broken but close together. There's lot's of wildlife down there, plus the occasional cow or bull who like to come down and walk around and cool off in the water... but then this happens. I didn't see the rest of it so there's a lot missing. It is completely mineralized... heavy and solid. It doesn't look like the other white tail deer antler base I've found... and if it's a skull piece at the end... I still don't see where the antler begins which usually has those bumps around it. It's bigger than the other antler bases I've found... and it seems flatter. Does anyone recognize it and perhaps what kind of deer it might belong to... if it is deer?
  4. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - What's this?

    I found this small bone the other day on a river gravel bank. Figured it's a piece of scrap because it's so worn. It's flat on the bottom. I don't think it's from a vertebra. Is it from a fish or turtle?
  5. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Carpal?

    I found this today during my lunch amongst other finds. There was a quick rain storm yesterday... enough to settle some sand and expose things. It was found on a river gravel bank here in SE Texas. I think it's a carpal but I can't tell from what. I've looked at a bunch posted online and couldn't match the shape. I thought based on size it would be deer but again the shape doesn't compare. I don't think mine is too terribly worn either and it seems most of it is there. It is completely mineralized. Thanks for your thoughts.
  6. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Deer distal femur?

    I found this the other day here in SE Texas on a river gravel bank. It is mineralized... even has some "crystallization " in the bone in areas like another I'd found before. It's pretty worn but I'm wondering if this is a distal end to a femur and possibly from a deer? The interior has that hard matrix I usually find with crushed bones that keep it held together, so I left it. Thanks.
  7. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - What's this from?

    This is a fully mineralized bone found today on a SE Texas river gravel bank. I haven't seen a bone like this before. The shaft part is really thin in one view and wide and flat in another. It flares out into an end I don't recognize either. It's not symmetrical. Does anyone recognize it? I've seen plenty of horse and bison and I think camelid too but haven't seen this one before. I don't think it a large rib bone or a foot bone. I wonder if it's a radius bone fragment?
  8. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - What is this?

    I found this the other day here in SE Texas on a river gravel bank. My 1st thought was that it's a piece of concrete but then I think it could be geological and perhaps a rock with something in it? I don't know. The thing in it has different colors too and looks like some sort of larva in appearance. I'm sure someone out there can tell me if it's just concrete or something else. It's 1 inch x .75 inches.
  9. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    Texas small bone

    I find it interesting that the bones I find, which are pretty much in the same area, have such different colors. Here's an example. I understand it's a combination of different factors that contribute...but I'm always excited about the colors. Call me a big kid...I'm ok with that if it's something that small that entertains me. This is the only bone I have like this so I don't know what part it is or what it might have belonged to. SE Texas - gravel bank
  10. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Strange bone - astragalus?

    I found this little bone yesterday on a river gravel bank. It's unusual. I can't figure out how to orient it. It looks like an astragalus but not like the usual ones I see from a horse. Could be way off tho. There's a large articular surface on one side and a smaller one on the other. Size is 1.75 inches x 1.75 inches
  11. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Big bone chunk

    I found this yesterday on a gravel bank amongst other future posts. It's very heavy and completely solid. I'm guessing it's gonna be either from a proboscidean or giant ground sloth based on size. It's unfortunately worn badly at the business end... but I was wondering if anyone can tell me what bone it might be? A leg bone perhaps... but does the shape seem familiar as to what bone? Size is 9 inches in length.
  12. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Equus proximal phalanx?

    I found this toe bone yesterday on a river gravel bank. This proximal phalanx is 3.5 inches in length. I saw an Equus sp. one in an online image at 2.71 inches and it looks similar. This is completely mineralized and was just wondering if could be from an Equus sp. or is it something else like a bison proximal phalanx...which I don't think it is.
  13. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Equus tooth?

    I found this little tooth yesterday on a river gravel bank. I haven't found one like this before so I'm wondering if it's been ground down to that size and that is perhaps a tooth from an older horse? I thought it looked different from other Equus teeth I've found at the chewing surface. The top left corner seems to have a little more vacant space than what I usually see. But this tooth is not like others I've found so perhaps it's unique to this tooth.
  14. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Tusk fragment?

    I don't see any Shreger lines on this but I think it is a piece of tusk found yesterday, Wednesday on a gravel bank. I know those lines are present on tusk but can this be so worn smooth on the edges it's not visible? I guess a cleaner unworn cross section might show them or could this be something else?
  15. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Colorful tooth from bison?

    I found this tooth yesterday on a river gravel bank. I didn't see any coloring to it and almost threw it thinking modern cow. Glad I kept it because underneath the dirt and dust it has a nice color to it so it makes me think bison. Can a cow tooth have coloring like this? I'm just wondering under the best conditions, how long does it take for this to happen to a tooth? Sorry didn't get size but I will when I get home from work.
  16. Hadn't seen one of these yet. Which bone is it? Maybe a deer something? It has a single articular surface... it has an edge on top and a groove along the bottom. It seems like what a claw would look like but this is bone so it has to be something I haven't seen yet. I just found it half an hour ago hadn't had a chance to measure it yet. Found on a river gravel bank.
  17. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Femur head to what?

    This here is what I believe to be a completely mineralized head to a femur. It's rock solid. Beneath it, the bone has some sort of blue crystallization to it... not sure what that's called. But I am not sure, based on the size, if its bison, juvenile mammoth or something else. Think it's too big for Equus and not big enough for mammoth. I have a large femur and it is bigger than that one. Found it yesterday, Saturday, on a SE Texas gravel bank. It has a nice blue color to the bottom of it due to the crystallization. And it's interesting that the crystals are only on the bottom part of it. And I have to ask... is that groove on it in the 1st picture natural? Or was that perhaps a tooth bite or weapon blow? Size across the ball: 2.3 in or 57 mm *sorry I say "crystallization/crystals"... I'm sure there's a word for it
  18. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Large bone fragment

    I have a spot where there are thousands of rocks like these on the ground which, unfortunately, are covered in mud and algae. I found my Eremotherium occipital condyle here and every foramen was filled in with sand and it didn't have a recognizable shape, but it had an unusual shape and I kept it and was thrilled when I removed it all and saw what it was. I found this Sunday... couldn't see any bone at all but the shape was interesting... plus it looked like a green cartoonish alien head which was amusing at the time. Sandstone is everywhere and this thing was packed and it was hard to remove but I finally did today. The bone is very brittle. It looks crushed on one side... cows do travel thru here. But I have found a camelid metatarsal here also that was extremely brittle in this same condition too so I think this is old. What bone is this? The ball on top seems flat-ish. Is this a femur with a femur head? The damage to it is as it was found.
  19. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Mammoth or Mastodon enamel?

    I found a few things today, Sunday, I'll be posting... here's the first. I was wondering if anyone is able to tell if this is enamel fragment is from a mammoth or a mastodon? It has a nice color... but I've never found a complete tooth to either... only small fragments. Found on a river gravel bank. Thanks.
  20. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Big bone fragment

    I found this also today, Sunday, which is a a bone fragment to a large mammal, I think. Probably won't know what it came from... I was curious if anyone might know the bone? It is a fragment but it is divided down the middle on the inside of the bone. The outside is pretty worn. I don't think it's a leg bone....Don't think skull. But I'm not sure at all about it and could be wrong about those. Thanks for your thoughts. Found on a river gravel bank.
  21. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    Deer awl "dagger?"

    So earlier today I went down to my usual small area to check out a gravel bank since the river level had dropped, and I found this in the mud and sand where the water receded. At first I thought it was a piece of rusted metal when I picked it up and then I realized it was a bone...an ulna. Having served in the Army and Marines I immediately grabbed it as it had a handle and thought to myself that this looks like a weapon...a dagger...not knowing anything about it. And also thinking it could still easily function as a weapon even with the river wear it has...it's still very capable of puncturing. So I went online and searched for what kind of ulna it might be and thinking it is pretty broken up...and i started finding images of deer ulnas used as awls...maybe even as daggers. Not sure by who might have used them....native american Indians or prehistoric ancestors. So I can't figure out the age of this, if it might indeed be a tool such as an awl or a dagger, if it's even a deer ulna, or it's just a coincidentally fragment bone that resembles a tool? Any thoughts? Also the color lightens on the "blade" portion of this which makes me think it's due to usage.
  22. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Big rib?

    Here is another find from the other day. It's solid, heavy, and completely mineralized. Found on a gravel bank. I think it's a rib bone to a large mammal. I have found both mammoth and Eremotherium laurillardi here in this spot. Looking at some images online I believe they both have this groove. Is there some way to know which this might belong to? Or is this from something smaller like a bison? Length is: Almost 8 inches
  23. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - wide vertebrae

    I found this vertebrae fragment the other day. It's completely mineralized. I had to look at my other vertebrae and don't have one similar where the body is this flat and the articular facets are that far out. Perhaps because of all that is missing... it is throwing me off but I don't have anything to compare it to and couldn't find one online. I'm just curious as to what it belongs to. Its not in the greatest shape but it's interesting. Any thoughts?
  24. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Is this turtle?

    This is about 3" in length. I think it's turtle but I'm not sure. I tried looking at various bones online for turtles and couldn't match it. But it's flat so that's my only reasoning. It has a distinctive shape. I don't think it's antler. Found on a river gravel bank.
  25. johnnyvaldez7.jv

    SE Texas - Big Turtle chunk?

    At 4" and after some of my last threads about turtles... I thought this was a mammal bone at 1st when I found it, but then I went back and saw the sides today and decided this is a large turtle chunk. I'm not sure which part but it's pretty thick on one side and the curvature on the inside threw me off because most turtle pieces I find are flat or mostly flat. Found on a river gravel bank. Is this turtle?
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