GPayton Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I've been searching the gravel bars in the Brazos almost every day this week while the water is still low enough to get down there, and I've collected a pretty good assortment of fossilized bones. Most of what I've found have been fragments that are totally unidentifiable, but a handful still have some significant features that could lead to an ID. There's too many pictures to post all at once, so I'll reply a couple times with more. Thanks for the help! This first find is definitely a tooth and is the only piece I have that isn't from the Brazos, instead I picked it up on a trip to one of the small beaches north of the Texas City dike. I'm thinking bison, but I'm open to suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPayton Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 All the rest of these are from the gravel bars on the Brazos just south of the HW 59 bridge. I'm certain that this is part of a turtle shell, maybe from the bottom (?) but beyond that I've got no clue - any input on what part of the shell it came from or what species would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 1st photo looks like horse lower cheek tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPayton Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 The tooth definitely looks very similar, but is the occlusal surface the same? It seems like it's slightly different but I can't really tell from the pictures in that thread since it's so worn down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPayton Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Here's yet another fossil. I have a strong suspicion that this one is part of the proximal end of a bison metacarpal, but if someone more knowledgable in these things than myself could confirm (or completely disprove me, that's welcome too!) that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPayton Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 From just a brief skim of pictures online and on the forum, I think this one might be a deer metatarsal, with an emphasis on the "might." I know I've seen bones like this before from modern deer, but the exact name escapes me. It seems to curve a little too much to be a metatarsal but that's all I can think of at the moment. Does anyone know what it actually is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPayton Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Last one I swear! When I first found this rib bone, I thought for sure that it had to be from a modern cow, but after picking it up it's pretty clear that its definitely a fossil - it's rock solid and more than a little heavy. The only animals of that size that could produce such a large rib that I can think of off the top of my head would be bison or horses. Right now I'm leaning towards horse for an ID, but I could be wrong. Suggestions would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Wendigo1014 said: I'm thinking bison, but I'm open to suggestions. It is either bison or cow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 The tooth is bos/bison. I agree with turtle shell. Good luck with the ribs, but I’d say the longer one is large mammal like bison or horse. You’re in a good area.....keep looking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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