BudB Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) I visited the North Sulfur River for the first time today and found some great (to me) stuff. Some help with identification would be appreciated. The bones. I didn't expect to find this many bones. Can anyone tell what kind of femur that is? It's short, but very hefty. And it's flat, not round like a human femur. Standing on edge in this photo, you can see how flat it is. Edited April 4, 2020 by BudB Changed photo links to imgur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) The tooth. I'd liked to have found a mozasaur or shark tooth. I found a horse tooth instead. LOL. Anyone know what it really is? And what is that fossil it's leaning on. A crinoid? Edited April 4, 2020 by BudB Changed photo links to imgur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Anyone know what kind of fossils are in these rocks? One of the rocks has fossils on the other side too. Edited April 4, 2020 by BudB Changed photo links to imgur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) And what is this? That pattern tells me it's some kind of fossil. Edited April 4, 2020 by BudB Changed photo links to imgur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Not seeing any pictures. This is all that's posted... Are you posting directly to this thread? Sometimes outside picture hosting sites are not compatible with our system software. Edit: And apparently not with my phone either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 It is an osteoderm from the imbricating band of a modern, nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). The smaller examples below are from the nine-banded, the larger are from the extinct Dasypus bellus. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 i cant see them either @caldigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 It's google photos. Guess you may have to be logged in to google. Sheesh. I'll upload to imgur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 It would be better if you could upload them directly here. Imgur links expire, and the photos are then lost, rendering the post useless.. Here, they will remain for posterity, and others' enlightenment. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 20 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: It would be better if you could upload them directly here. Imgur links expire, and the photos are then lost, rendering the post useless.. Here, they will remain for posterity, and others' enlightenment. Got it. Will do that in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Your big bone looks to be a cow radius. The tooth could be from a cow too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 The fossils after the tooth are rudist clams. There are fossils on both sides because they grow in colonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Posting the pictures here for when the imgur links fail. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 I wonder what this long, thin bone could be. It has a groove on the unbroken side. Hard to identify bones if you only have a fragment, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Wow, looks like some of what I thought was petrified wood is actually mozasaur bone. Thanks for all the NSR posts here. Much to be learned for a rookie like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 It looks a lot like that first metatarsal bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, BudB said: It looks a lot like that first metatarsal bone. That's what I thought, Bud. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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