Desilva Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Hi, I found this bone on marthas vineyard, where native Americans and dinosaur fossils and relics are known to be found. Can you please help identify. Thank you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 It may be unidentifiable seeing as it doesn't have any unique shapes that would tell us what bone it is. “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 i am thinking possible worn battered dolphin vertebrae by size, airy texture and two flat surfaces and the concave surfaces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desilva Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 I think it might be really old.. It was loose at the base of these cliffs that are known to hold over 10,000 years worth of history. Is there a place to have it analyze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desilva Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 I can see it being the dolphin vertebrae. Thank you for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 i was thinking miocene, arount 30 mya. there are plenty of good museums in the area that would look at it for you, also you could send a couple of photos to U of florida vertebrate paleonotogy dept for ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desilva Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, Desilva said: I think it might be really old.. It was loose at the base of these cliffs that are known to hold over 10,000 years of history. Is there a place to have it analyze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Lucy Vincent Beach ? Miocene. Cetacean vert (bone at least) sounds right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desilva Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Yes, good eye and thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, Desilva said: Yes, good eye and thank you It's a sensitive area. Stay off the cliffs, and out of the cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 5 hours ago, 10313horn said: i am thinking possible worn battered dolphin vertebrae by size, airy texture and two flat surfaces and the concave surfaces. agreed on this 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desilva Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 I respect it. I found it loose at the bottom of a cliff. We just had a storm here, so alot of stuff broke away and shifted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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