Turtle pieces? (2 of 3)

[PSchleis]

First attempt to collect turtle pieces and trying to understand and recognize them.

Two specimens in this post...

PHOTOS 1 and 2: Is this turtle? I see people mention "scute" and I'm wondering if this is scute of something instead.

 

PHOTOS 3 AND 4... Is this turtle? Top looks almost geological but underside looks biological.

 

- Paula

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

2 hours ago, PSchleis said:

First attempt to collect turtle pieces and trying to understand and recognize them.

Two specimens in this post...

PHOTOS 1 and 2: Is this turtle? I see people mention "scute" and I'm wondering if this is scute of something instead.

 

 

PHOTOS 3 AND 4... Is this turtle? Top looks almost geological but underside looks biological.

 

- Paula

 

Hi there,

 

Pretty sure at least two of the more recent posts that you have made are from bony fishy .. they are fishy.  This bone could possibly be from something akin to a sturgeon. Here is a Acipenser oxyrhynchus (Atlantic Sturgeon) from Elasmo.com

Here are a few examples that are not uncommon on the river here in Savannah, GA .. I usually don't keep them any longer unless they have identifying features.

 

 

 

[PSchleis]

2 hours ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said:

 

Hi there,

 

Pretty sure at least two of the more recent posts that you have made are from bony fishy .. they are fishy.  This bone could possibly be from something akin to a sturgeon. Here is a Acipenser oxyrhynchus (Atlantic Sturgeon) from Elasmo.com

 

Here are a few examples that are not uncommon on the river here in Savannah, GA .. I usually don't keep them any longer unless they have identifying features.

 

 

 

Oooooo, i had no idea that was an option. Good stuff! TY

[PaleoNoel]

I think sturgeon is a much rarer find that turtle! Congratulations! If you haven't yet found any turtle shell you definitely will if you keep hunting in Miocene-Pleistocene sediments.

[jpc]

I was going to say weird crocodilian on that second piece, but sturgeon looks better.