Ramon Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Hello, fellow Fossil Forum members. Last summer I found this bone fragment in Crystal Beach, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas. The fossils from the upper Texas coast are from the very late Pleistocene Beaumont formation. At first, I didn’t think anything of it, other than it just being a bone fragment. But now I’m thinking it might be a very worn down claw core from some animal. But I’m not sure, it could just be a plain old bone fragment. So let me know your thoughts on this specimen. Front view- Specimen measures 30 mm (1.2 inches) long side view back view- showing different coloration on the interior another side view The bottom view- it has a black coloration. The bone fragments from this formation are often multicolored. Edited January 25, 2020 by Ramon "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 It looks like a piece of worn bone IMHO. The shape looks too uneven to be a claw core. 1 It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Thecosmilia Trichitoma said: It looks like a piece of worn bone IMHO. The shape looks too uneven to be a claw core. Thanks for your quick reply. I agree, it does look very uneven. But it could also be very worn down. I think there’s still a small possibility of it being a claw. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Looks to me to be the end of an antler tine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, caldigger said: Looks to me to be the end of an antler tine. That could be possible "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Any other opinions regarding this piece? "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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