PrehistoricWonders Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Hey, this is another bone I’ve got that I’m wondering what the marks are I know they’re probably not bite marks but I can’t help asking and I couldn’t bare if I discarded a bone that had bite marks on it! It is a little over 4 inches long! TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 28 minutes ago, Familyroadtrip said: this is another bone I’ve got that I’m wondering what the marks are I know they’re probably not bite marks I'm no expert but I've picked up tons of whale bone and the bite marks are pretty easy to spot (caveat: what I 'think' are bite marks) . This has the look of it for sure ... not sure who posted these before but here are a few examples for comparison. I'll post the image credits shortly. Found it ... link to the paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/let.12108 Trace fossil evidence of predation upon bone‐eating worms on a baleen whale skeleton from the O ligocene of N ew Z ealand Robert W. Boessenecker R. Ewan Fordyce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said: I'm no expert but I've picked up tons of whale bone and the bite marks are pretty easy to spot. This has the look of it for sure ... not sure who posted these before but here are a few examples for comparison. I'll post the image credits shortly. Yes!!! Thank you! I have a hard time posting possible bite marks on bones because I don’t want to look stupid but at the same time I’m curious!!! If it is bite marks I’m so happy with that find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellamyBlake Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 They look like bite marks to me. Cool find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, BellamyBlake said: They look like bite marks to me. Cool find! Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 @Harry Pristis what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said: I'm no expert but I've picked up tons of whale bone and the bite marks are pretty easy to spot (caveat: what I 'think' are bite marks) . This has the look of it for sure ... not sure who posted these before but here are a few examples for comparison. I'll post the image credits shortly. Found it ... link to the paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/let.12108 Trace fossil evidence of predation upon bone‐eating worms on a baleen whale skeleton from the O ligocene of N ew Z ealand Robert W. Boessenecker R. Ewan Fordyce @Brett Breakin' Rocks So do you still think it’s predation marks or from worms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I on the side that its inconclusive. Consider the natural forces that shaped the bone to what it is today, scrapes on the bone are not unrealistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 14 hours ago, Familyroadtrip said: @Harry Pristis what do you think? These look to me like bite marks. 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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