butchndad Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I found this 1.5 inch triangular piece of bone in Big Brook. I guess it to be too small to be identified by species. But I am hoping someone can give me some information. One flat side shows bone whereas the other almost has a stone finish. Most striking to my eye is In the 3rd photo (side view) the bone becomes much denser and darker as it gets closer to the flat stone-like outside? surface from photo 2. Any insights greatly appreciated. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Are you sure it isn’t modern ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 compared to fossil photos I have seen form Big brook, this looks modern. A modern chunkosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchndad Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 38 minutes ago, Familyroadtrip said: Are you sure it isn’t modern ? 29 minutes ago, jpc said: compared to fossil photos I have seen form Big brook, this looks modern. A modern chunkosaur. Thank you both, i apologize and should have said that i start with the assumption that any bone i find in Big Brook is modern. Any further insight would be greatly appreciated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Color aside, it seems an odd shape to be found in modern bone. How hard and heavy is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 When I see a flat bone piece with large spaced bone trabeculae I think turtles or tortise as might be found Pleistocene peace river Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I disagree with modern. This looks like typical Cretaceous bone from there, probably turtle 2 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Time for a burn test methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 16 hours ago, The Jersey Devil said: I disagree with modern. This looks like typical Cretaceous bone from there, probably turtle @The Jersey Devil is correct. This is a Cretaceous reptile bone. Statistically speaking, it is probably turtle given the abundance of turtle bones and the cell structure. 1 : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 My vote is Chiplodocus, but I’m actively following this and a few other Fragmentadon threads as I have literal boxes of dead critter chunks to try and Identify! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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