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I found this tooth yesterday on a gravel bank where I find Pleistocene material. It is missing the root...and I've tried to compare it to some teeth I've seen online. I think it might be an Equus sp. because of the protocone not being isolated. And I thought upper...but it seems to be compressed and not as square as I thought uppers typically are? Aren't lowers in this shape? And do lowers have a protocone? It's solid as a rock and heavy. It has a beautiful color to it...to me anyway. I have found completely mineralized horse material here so I do take it into consideration that there are Equus and I guess that would mean pre-Equus material locally. It's 1.25 inches wide in 2nd pic. And .75 inches top to bottom in 1st pic.
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I found this big vertebra awhile back here in SE Texas. I think it might be from a bison based on it's size and shape...not sure of the species and I can't figure out the age. It has some mineralization to it. Typically what I find in my neck of the woods has a darker color and is heavy when I think of Pleistocene material. I understand now about tannins in the water and not using it's color as an age factor to go off of (which i typically did)...and also about where and for how long the bone sat in the ground before exposure can determine its mineralization and also it's color. I've been told that you can find something heavy and dark and completely fossilized next to something that's white and not heavy at all and be just as old. Is that right? I mean I believe the person but have others here seen the same thing or have a hard time questioning these lighter bones as being Pleistocene in age? I have found completely fossilized bison material and it's been darker in color. Research online shows lighter bones in other parts of the country being old. How about you other Texas and Florida folks? Do any of you find Pleistocene bones locally that aren't fossilized or dark in color...and not just extinct species...but horse, cow, bison?
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Well...either way it's a first for me. Looking at some unusual rocks that I've found over time I looked at this little 1/2" piece that I had...and I think those are Schreger lines on the ends making me think this could be a very small piece of tusk?!? Then I heard of snakewood so could it be that instead?? Either way....either one would be a 1st for me so I'm cool either way. Thanks for your thoughts.
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I thought wood at first but I'm thinking this might be a chunk of bone from a large mammal? It's about 17 inches in length. Can you tell what it is? A femur?
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I found this a while back and wasn't sure if it was bone from a large mammal or a thick piece of wood. It's completely mineralized and heavy. If it is mammal...I know an ID is impossible without ends but I'd have fewer choices to choose from.
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Found this little piece...I think it's enamel...just wanted to be sure. I get fooled by lots of rocks from time to time and this may be no different. And if it is enamel...could it be horse or mammoth? I've found both in the same area.
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Here is a small vertebra that I found. It's completely mineralized. It's pretty small. Don't believe it to be horse or cow. Deer is my go to. Just not sure about the triangular shape of the opening and the flatness of the body.
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This is an axis...dens and cranial articular surface showing. Can't figure out if it's horse, cow or bison. I don't think it's cow because an image I saw had a notch or groove on the dens but maybe it had damage to it. My example also has the notch or groove on that cranial articular surface.
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These smaller ones like this are difficult for me because even the cows and horses had little ones...plus the earlier horses were smaller. This is missing a lot but the vertebral canal is round and the body is heart shaped. It's mineralized but pretty busted up. Wish I could find a complete unbroken anything.
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Found this in an area where I find a bunch of other Pleistocene material. I can't figure out what it is. It is eroded at the ends but hopefully the pictures can help me get an ID for it and what it might be from.
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I am thinking this is a horse vertebra..it also has the transverse foramen (foramina?) There are so many vertebrae to different large mammals it's difficult to ID them. I usually see images of one or two vertebrae from each animal...but i think sometimes what I need belongs to one of the other 9 or 10 I don't see.
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I found this other very eroded phanlanx....which would this also be a proximal phalanx? The end has a cross shape I thought was unusual and not like the other one in the previous post. And could this be horse or cow?
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Probably won't be able to ID the mammal on this fragment...but can anyone tell me what bone this one is? It's split at the end but it also has that intention in the 1st picture.
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Think this is the 1st or proximal phalanx...but from a cow? Horse? Doesn't seem big enough for bison.
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This vertebra is pretty eroded. But it has an unusual shape to it...where the transverse foramina are the bone there is really thin...or it's just eroded and throwing me off. Same with the top view...the shape just seems different from the others I've found. Or it's the erosion again. Any idea what its from?
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This looks like bone. It's solid as rock...fully mineralized. However, it appears crushed. The inside looks like it's been compressed and smashed. I'm 100% positive an ID is outta the question....definitely not enough to go on. I just wanted to make sure it was bone vs wood.
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This little thing looks like a bone. There's matrix on it that's rather tough to get off and when I tried...it seemed to take a layer of bone with it so I left it as is...for now. I don't know if it's some kind of phalanx (toe bone) just based off its size. If so...from what? Sorry if the matrix makes it difficult...I thought there might be enough of a shape that someone might recognize it. Thanks for any help.
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Found this thing on a gravel bank...just thought it was unusual. My 1st thought was that it might be a small bone with river worn edges...seen it before with other bones found. But for it's size it seems too thick with the hole going all the way though. It has some bone like texture on the inside and outside. Then again those could be some natural made scratches from something or it's a piece of wood. Can't tell. Maybe someone has seen something similar. And it is completely mineralized.
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I found this tooth today...and my 1st thought was that it is an incisor from a horse. But I noticed that it is laterally compressed (flatter) compared to 2 other horse incisors that I've previously found and am including in the last photos for comparison. It doesn't seem to be missing anything on the sides and has some enamel at the end which I'm not sure if its broken or not. There is a small hole at the crown side. I'm sure there's a horse expert here that can confirm it is one. I've included ruler photos as well as in my hand which was clearer. Just thought it was weird and different for a horse and was wondering if there was another choice mammal with an incisor this thin?
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I have these 2 scapula that I've found. The larger one is heavy and has some mineralization to it and I believe this one to be from Equus based on some 3D images I've seen online. The smaller one is fully mineralized and solid as rock. It has some wear in areas that would have made an ID much easier...but despite the smaller size it doesn't seem to match the horse scapula and I can't find anything online with this noticeable groove that the horse scapula lacks. Any thoughts?
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Found this small tooth here in SE Texas. It's missing part of its root and appears to be worn at the chewing surface. I couldn't find horse or cow to match up with it nor deer which is what I usually find. Any thoughts?
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I found this small vertebra on a SE Texas gravel bank...it is pretty small. I'm not sure about vertebrae with the triangular opening versus the round opening. Do mammals have both in a column? It is rock solid and fossilized but I don't know what it's from. I have a picture with the measurement but had to hold it to get a straight photo. (Need to get some putty).
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I had some spare time this week and have been going back through unidentified finds and sorting the ones where I think an ID may be possible. Based on what I've learned, I think this may be a cranium section with ear bone visible. But I can't figure out what animal it could be. Any ideas are appreciated.
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I found this on a gravel bank here in Southeast Texas...I didn't want to leave it because I thought it was pretty unusual. Well, for me anyway....I don't know much about rocks...but in all my years I haven't seen anything like this. It's probably common as can be and easily identifiable to the rock guys...but I thought it was cool as heck on account of the amber colored porous section on top, swirl pattern in the middle and the greenish blue bottom. Different colors, distinct layers. Oh, And I spend a lot of time looking at the rocks trying to find fossils so this did stand out easily to me...so I'm wondering if anyone can tell me about it.
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Found this tooth on a gravel bank here in Southeast Texas. I think it's a horse incisor...Equus? If it is that...how can you tell the age of an incisor? It has a nice color to it by the way plus it's the first incisor I'll have found. I have found lots of Pleistocene material in the same area.
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