jtangandgorditi1994 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hello first time poster. Found as is (not encrusted or buried) along the Whiskey Bridge outcrop in Bryan, TX, along the Brazos river. 4cm in length, about 1.5-1.0cm in diameter. Thought it was petrified wood but a hole at the cross section makes it look like a bone or antler? Surface pattern looks like antler. Has some weight to it and makes a rock like sound when put on a table or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Welcome to the forum! Very interesting find. I look forward to what the experts have to say. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 That is a bit of an odd one. I think someone has taken a piece of antler and made a tool or knife or something out of it. That hole does not look natural to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Does the hole go all the way through? If it does I strongly suspect it’s a piece of a ancient whistle. They sometimes made them out of bone or antler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 That's not an antler. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Rockwood said: That's not an antler. I agree. Do you have a better image of the third view above? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Looks like a very large fish fin spine. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Al Dente said: Looks like a very large fish fin spine. Go for huge and I'm with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 8 hours ago, Al Dente said: Looks like a very large fish fin spine. I had a similar suspicion. I was hoping @jtangandgorditi1994 could provide additional photos of the "smooth" side bone texture. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtangandgorditi1994 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 Thanks all for the feedback so far! As requested, here are some more pictures. Let me know if they need to be clearer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 minute ago, jtangandgorditi1994 said: Thanks all for the feedback so far! As requested, here are some more pictures. Let me know if they need to be clearer! Thanks for the extra photos! The bone texture suggests a fish spine to me. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtangandgorditi1994 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 Thanks for the ID JohnJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 15 hours ago, Al Dente said: Looks like a very large fish fin spine. Eric suggested the ID first. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtangandgorditi1994 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Ah, thank you Eric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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