acolangeli Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 found in kansas, any info appreciated. Lighter for scale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Am I seeing teeth marks in the top photo ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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