Shellseeker Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Out hunting today, and doing some prospecting. The weather was supposed to be warmer (high of 79), and the air was fine, but the water was cold. We had 3 hunters, but not many unique finds, a nurse shark and an unusual bone, neither found by me. When I say unusual, we are 3 experienced fossil hunters, and none of us has an ID.. Hopefully TFF can assist. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Glyptodont ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Looks like it might be a joint bone ( wrist/ankle? ). Couldn't tell you to what critter though, something fairly big I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Rockwood said: Glyptodont ? WOW... none of us thought of that... While searching for Glyptodont toe bones, I found drawings of numerous sloth toe bones...Pictures of Sloth toe/foot bones were MUCH easier to find than Glyptodont toe/foot bones 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 The texture and robust nature was what brought them to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Looks like it might be a patella? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 It's a tapir patella. 3 www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Carl said: Looks like it might be a patella? 58 minutes ago, PrehistoricFlorida said: It's a tapir patella. Thanks to ALL, looks like Carl & Prehistoric Florida were really close on getting to seeing this on TFF. I am literally amazed at the detail and quality of this bone. The Peace River is a rough and tumble churning environment, breaking bones and teeth in the summer floods -- it moves huge logs and concrete blocks miles. On top of that there is water and sand erosion. I have seen mammoth tusks sliced lengthwise by water and sand. This tapir could have died last spring and would likely have more wear on the bone than this... I am going to have to return to that location just to see if it has more super quality bones... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 9 hours ago, Shellseeker said: The Peace River is a rough and tumble churning environment, breaking bones and teeth in the summer floods -- it moves huge logs and concrete blocks miles. What amazes me is a state that has such little elevation change has such torrential river speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 45 minutes ago, caldigger said: elevation change From the clouds to the ground is all they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 That’s a really nice looking bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 47 minutes ago, Rockwood said: From the clouds to the ground is all they need. It is like Flash Floods and arroyos in the South west. The Peace River seems to alternate between flood plain and limestone cliff with plenty of tributaries. The water keeps coming and when squeezed goes up 20 plus feet.. 15 minutes ago, garyc said: That’s a really nice looking bone Agreed !! It is one of the finest bones I have ever seen for a fossil. When found, I thought it must be modern!! The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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