Unknown vertebra from SC

[nathan.dugan]

Hi all, took a trip to Hilton Head island, SC this year. No luck for shark teeth - but I did dredge this guy up. Doesn’t look like a shark vert. It’s around 1/2 inch long. Any ideas? My apologies for the poor pictures.

[FossilsAnonymous]

I've seen this before... I just can't place it. Perhaps members with better memory than me can help you out...

[PrehistoricWonders]

Could it be a rodent or fish vert? I don’t know anything that has that sized verts! Good luck though!

[jpc]

check out Fig 1 in this paper

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Shape-differences-in-the-cervical-and-upper-in-rats-Johnson-McAndrew/2fbb0eefe610d0ffda13c5bcc8d6cb7a37429f9d

 

[ClearLake]

Looks like a small mammal vertebra.