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Mineralized Bone, What is it?, Miocene/Pleistocene


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Here is an odd one. It's very hard and mineralized. I found it in an intermingled deposit of Pleistocene and Miocene material - I was pulling shark teeth and mammoth ivory fragments from the same hole. So, I don't know if this bone is some Miocene marine critter or a Pleistocene land beast. Can anyone tell what this is?

 

Found in the Peace River, near Zolfo Springs (Bone Valley formation).

 

Thanks in advance!

 

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39 minutes ago, Spoons said:

Phalanx? I’m not sure. If it weren’t for the bony texture I’d have thought it was a rock.

It is an odd one. It came out of the clay layer, so I am leaning towards Miocene or Pliocene. Down here, most of the stuff you find in the clay layer is older than Pleistocene.

 

If nobody here can ID it, I will probably email the university and see if Dr. Hurlbert will take a stab at it.

 

 

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This one was really nagging at me, so I emailed Dr. Hurlbert about it. I'll share what he says.

 

 

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