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Hello everyone! Earlier today I was in Green Mill Run in Greenville, North Carolina sifting for fossils (mostly miocene and cretaceous marine) and I came across this fossil. I first picked it up because it looked exactly like some giant ground sloth teeth that I had seen before from the Pleistocene (which I’ve heard you get occasional Pleistocene fossils as well). I would stick with this ID, but the texture seems off, so I wanted to see if I could confirm wether it was a sloth tooth or a convincing bone chunk here. Sorry for unideal scale and photos, not home currently but I can provide any additional photos needed. Thanks!
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I picked this bone up on the Peace River this past Monday. It was mixed in with some large gravel and it caught my eye as I sifted through the matrix in my screen. My first thought was a mammal digit, a metacarpal bone. I thumbed through my copy of Vertebrate Fossils: A Neophyte's Guide and found a picture of a Glossotherium harlani (Harland's Ground Sloth) digit that looked promising and matched closely for size. Several searches online produced a couple of photos of sloth bones that looked like possible matches. I am far from certain as to what I have and would appreciate input from the group. I suspect @Shellseeker and @Harry Pristis may have some valuable insight. The specimen measures: 2" x 1 3/4" x 1 3/8" or 55mm x 45mm x 32mm Here is a photo I found online that may be a match (not the claw). I thought I captured the source when I copied it but regrettably failed in that effort. So I'm unable to credit the source. Confirmation or suggestions on other possibilities would be greatly appreciated.
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I acquired a collection of fossils in Florida. About half were labeled but the rest were not. These five fossils were in a box with a Fossil labeled Polished Whale Tooth Miocene Cooper River SC and one labeled Fossil Dolphin Tooth Venice Florida. I am guessing 1, 2 and 3 are whale tooth fossils and 4 is from a dolphin. I have no idea what animal 5 is from but am guessing it’s a claw. The back of 2 has metal protrusions with glued paper around them and I am guessing was part of an old display. Any help identifying these is greatly greatly appreciated.
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My husband found this really large vertebra today in a south Texas gravel bar. Looks a lot larger than the one bison thoracic vertebra I have, and the extra dorsal processes fused together are confusing to me. I thought maybe it could be a sacral vertebra that has broken off from the others, but I don't see the large foramen that I would expect it to have. Also it looks smaller than some of the measurements for mammoth that @JohnJ has posted for reference before in a post by @fossilus. I also don't think it resembles the possible sloth in the post above. Mastodon? Small mammoth? Large bison? Excited, but stumped. I've had a hard time finding good references about the differences between large mammal vertebra in the past. Any ideas? @digit @garyc @Harry Pristis @Lorne Ledger @Shellseeker
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I found the below bone on the Peace River, FL some weeks ago. I have spent a good bit of time trying to come up with an ID that fits. I believe it is a carpal bone and based on the size - 56mm x 63mm x 28mm at its widest points - I think I have narrowed it down to Sloth. I have an affinity for sloth fossils so I am not yet sure it isn't just wishful thinking. I would welcome any input on the identity of the creature that left this bone in the river for me to find! Thanks!
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Since the river has been going down, I've been wanting to go out for a long while to check the newly exposed gravel. Finally got a chance and felt up to it a little while before dark yesterday and found a few things. Sandy gravel matrix with Pleistocene and possible Miocene in southeast Texas. I'm thinking this is a medial phalanx from a giant Sloth. Can anyone confirm?
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Found this today, not quite sure of the animal this toe bone belonged to?... As big as my fist. Help I’d’ if would be greatly appreciated...
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Found this yesterday in the peace river in Florida. Now, I think I know what this is, but I would like some positive ids from you guys. I hope this is one I can check off the bucket list before I leave Florida. Also, if anyone can ID this turtle, please let me know. I found the whole thing embedded in clay, and now I have a bit of a puzzle on my hands. Would be nice to see some pics for reference. -J
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Back to the Peace River yesterday and the spot I have been digging for the past few weeks keeps on giving. I believe I have identified the two items displayed here after several hours of searching the web and looking at hard copy references. Specimen #1 that I believe is Bison is thanks to a post from 2012 by Shellseeker. He posted a tooth that he noted as a Bison upper premolar, P4 that I think is a match. Item #2, also after a long search that included prior posts by Shellseeker, I believe (hope) is a fragment of Glossotherium Harlani - Harlands Ground Sloth. Please let me know what you all think.
