acolangeli Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 found in kansas, any info appreciated. Lighter for scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 It appears to be a very worn and beat up calcaneus. Any idea on age of sediments from which it came? How certain are you that it is fossil? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Hi, I quit smoking on January 1, 2004, so I don’t have a lighter anymore and I don’t know how much it measures. You have nothing to give the actual size? At worst, I think it is possible to find on the internet a rule to print... The 2nd pic also reminds me of a calcaneum. Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acolangeli Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 8:31 AM, ClearLake said: It appears to be a very worn and beat up calcaneus. Any idea on age of sediments from which it came? How certain are you that it is fossil? I'm not at all certain it's a fossil. I dont actually know anything about fossils, I just know this is oooollld. I dont know sediment agar but ill seevif Google has any answers on that. I do know people find an abundance of little fish bone fossils (like tiny beads) in/around the same river location if thats of any help. Arkansas City, Kansas is specifically where it was found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acolangeli Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 10:11 AM, Coco said: Hi, I quit smoking on January 1, 2004, so I don’t have a lighter anymore and I don’t know how much it measures. You have nothing to give the actual size? At worst, I think it is possible to find on the internet a rule to print... The 2nd pic also reminds me of a calcaneum. Coco I will do you one better and take pictures with a micrometer in a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Am I seeing teeth marks in the top photo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Ledger Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I've ruled out a few things and have a guess. It is a calcaneum and I believe there is enough there to ID. It is not tapir, horse, bison or deer. It appears to be llama Paleolama( sp.) or perhaps a smaller Camel (Camelops sp.) which would make it a fossil indeed. The lighter is okay for scale, that kind of lighter is about 4 inches or around 10 1/2 cm. That would be consistent with llama material I have. There are a few problems with the llama ID though, some of the diagnostic elements there don't quite line up. If it is a calcaneum, it is a left, if that helps out any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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