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Turtle Carapace Fragment With Pathological Damage
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Looked like part of a turtle shell but I'm not an expert- found on Myrtle Beach, SC - any help would be great!
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Help with Bone ID and Turtle Shell, nice shark teeth photos
hokietech96 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi. Miss everyone. Hope all well. It’s been way too long. Went out twice last month in northern NJ. Felt so good to be out in the creeks in nature and get away from all the life snarge. Two finds I need help with and some nice teeth I found. Hope everyone is well. Miss everyone! -
My finds from the other day on the beach at northern Amelia Island.
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I’m trying to get better at identification so I labeled the pieces with what I think they are but some I can’t figure out. I would love some guidance if anyone has any input! Thanks Fernandina Beach Amelia Island Florida USA- 3 replies
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Greetings, I am working on my next display and am trying to sort through the various pieces of turtle shell. I have attempted to divide and label them as much as I can, using references I will post. This is my first attempt at turtle shell and have relied entirely on examples and available resources, so any correction/confirmation/explanation would be most appreciated. On my paper (in case it's unreadable - tendonitis flaring up so handwriting quality going down), the upper half of the page is carapace, the lower half is plastron, the left half is softshell and the right half is hard shell. I included a composite image which has better focus on each quadrant (terrible lighting today), and a larger image on which I wrote my attempts at further identification. References: This whole thread: This image (location directly on image): This image was very helpful: And these hand-drawn diagrams I found to be most accessible:
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Hello everyone, I just finished preparing what I think is a turtle coracoid but I'm having trouble narrowing down the species of it. It has lovely coloring that makes up for being a partial bone and was not a bad prep except for the very then bone at the edge. It measures 14.3cm long 5.4cm wide and 1.9cm thick at the articular surface.
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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I noticed the fossils of more 'modern' reptiles are not commonly shown/displayed (partly because I think they are fairly common in the U.S. and not viewed as too spectacular), so I thought we might do so here. I'd love to see your croc/alligator and turtle material, especially from various locations!
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Hope everyone had a great weekend! Got a few IDs to confirm and a couple to check before adding to my shadow boxes. Depending on answers, I might have to re-open one and squish a piece in. These were all collected from the Peace River with FRE guided tour on 26/12/23 (as in previous posts). side note: I took these photos through my lighted standing magnifying glass and was pleasantly surprised by how well it worked! I will definitely be continuing with this moving forward. Please excuse the very scratched measuring lines on the stand; proof of why it's important to wear eye protection and a mask during fossil preparation! 1. I think these are all turtle spurs. The last two images are the same object, but wouldn't fit well into a collage.
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Hi all, a family member found this 30 years ago near Anza Borrego in southern CA. Looks a lot like juvenile tortoises I've seen in the area. I'm aware that fossil testudines are known from the area, but 1) is this one?, and 2), is a family, genus or species level identification possible from this partial specimen? Thanks. (The ruler is in inches. The specimen itself is about 9cm x 7cm.)
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I have a slightly different hunting trip breakdown today. @Fin Lover alerted me around Christmas to some bits of turtle shell that were exposed in a creek near Charleston, SC. My excitement was killing me as I was out of town for the week, and everything was closed for the holidays so I couldn't start to search for landowner permission to explore a potential excavation if enough of the specimen was there. Thankfully once things reopened I managed to get in touch with the land owners and get approval the night before I returned to Charleston. I went out on the 30th and found there was shell spread over an area about 4'x4'. That day began the tedious and arduous process of removing it. This was my first large scale excavation, and I definitely underestimated just how much work it would involve! It was a total of about 25 hours of hard work for me over a week and help from multiple friends. It arrived safely at the Charleston Museum and I am now working on prepping it during my volunteer time and I/Fin will keep the forum updated as progress continues! Until then, enjoy some pictures of the excavation and of the current preparation progress, including the discovery of part of the skull. December 30th - First day of excavation, the sandbag wall and preliminary trench is done January 4th - 4th day of excavation, the trench is complete January 5th - 5th day of excavation. Undercutting was done, from here it was wrapped and taken out of the creek and gotten into my truck. January 8th - Arrival at the Charleston Museum You can see all the shell that was just sitting on top of the jacket, with tons more just under the surface. I also found the skull, which Fin posted previously.
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I am looking to purchase a tortoise fossil for a while, and stumbled upon a listing for a fairly large stylemys nebrascensis for a pretty decent price. I have contacted the seller and he assured no restoration and a 100% authenticity. Just trying to gather opinions about the fossil and its authencity, and if there's any restorations/repairs. Thank you.
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
Prep on turtle is currently underway at the Charleston Museum...will update once prep is finished. A big thank you to @sonickmonx for doing all the hard work... obtaining permission, excavating, taking it to the museum, doing all the donation paperwork, and doing the prep!- 2 comments
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Hello everyone Below are some finds from my last trip to a dredge spoil island that has Miocene to modern marine and terrestrial fossils. The dredge and river action unfortunately beat up the fossils and make it hard to ID. The scale on the white graph paper is 1" for the boxes. Photo quality a little off due to the poor winter sun angle. Large Un-numbered Bone: Possibly a mammoth or bison femur? Weighs more than 3.5 pounds. It looks like the head of a femur and a heavily worn limb bone. May be too far gone to ID. #1: Two small mammal (likely cetacean) periotics #2: Edge of a Turtle shell? Just didn't see the typical interior turtle shell texture #3 Broken coprolites? Interesting interior compositions on them #4 Worn turtle nuchal shell? #5 Wild guess-fish tooth in jaw? Has a smooth enamel on the pointy end that tapers on both sides to a broken point #6 No idea-Probably unidentifiable? #7 Small broken horse scapula? Thanks for looking. Hopefully the photos stay in order, with an outdoors photo followed by another photo indoors due to the outdoor light this time of year. Be happy to add better photos if requested.
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Hi All, I have this small turtle skull (preserved looking at the palate), and I was wondering, what were your thoughts re prep? do I prep it out totally? or leave it as it is? looking forward to your thoughts Rodney
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Thought I’d start a thread documenting the preparation of a large Testudo tortoise we collected in Eastern Wyoming this summer. We were guided by expert @jpc I highly recommend hiring him as a guide not only for his knowledge and talent, but because he’s a really good guy and fun to collect with. Here are a couple of shots of the excavation and flipped plaster jacket.
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Testudines Peace River (Wauchula), FL Peace River Formation Miocene-
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Testudines Nanjemoy WMA (Purse), MD Aquia Formation Paleocene-
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Ok, two fossils here. I think the first is a crocodile vert - found in the Aquia formation or Purse/Nanjemoy in Maryland. Is that right? Any suggestions on how to clean it or whether I should? Not sure what the other piece is, but I would guess it is turtle shell. Found in the same general spot. Can someone help with the ID? Thanks, folks!
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From the album: MY SE TEXAS FINDS
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From the album: MY SE TEXAS FINDS