KingsburyFossilHunter Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Hi everyone! We made another trip to the Brazos River off I10 in Texas a few days ago. One can find bones etc from the Pleistocene there. The water was up a bit, but we still found some interesting items. The most interesting thing we found was this fragment, it is kind of flat, I keep thinking rib bone. What is super interesting is what would be the interior (if it were marrow). It is white, and seems to have veins running through it. Have any of you seen anything like this, and is it possible that during fossilization crystals filled in the marrow part and that may be the original structure? Or - is it something else that I don't know of? Photo attached. And thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Looks like plant material to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsburyFossilHunter Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Cool! There is definitely tons of pet wood also at this site - all different kinds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I see a piece of fragmented cancellous bone. The white color is not related to marrow; it is the result of mineral deposition in the tiny cavities. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 8 hours ago, JohnJ said: I see a piece of fragmented cancellous bone. The white color is not related to marrow; it is the result of mineral deposition in the tiny cavities. Could be alright. I've seen the type of preservation more often in plant material is why plant came to mind probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsburyFossilHunter Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 It does pass the 'lick' test, on the ends, and is spongy (not textured like pet wood w fibers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/26/2020 at 6:01 PM, JohnJ said: I see a piece of fragmented cancellous bone. The white color is not related to marrow; it is the result of mineral deposition in the tiny cavities. Seconding this. This is definitely a chunk of bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 yes, bone. Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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