LA fossils Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 pretty sure these are from a crocodile. does anyone have a 2nd opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhiggi Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Could be ordinary rocks with some kind of bore holes though. They seem to lack the shape and features that you normally see of croc scutes 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 24 minutes ago, LA fossils said: pretty sure these are from a crocodile. does anyone have a 2nd opinion? Has a similar pattern but this looks geological in origin. Not an alligator osteoderm. Cheers, Brett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Could be pholad borings. They would all have openings to the exterior that only narrowed slightly to the outside of each hole if at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Definitely not from a croc. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Not a scute. Looks similar to predator bored shell material, so pholad boring's seems likely. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Not a scute. Looks similar to predator bored shell material, so pholad boring's seems likely. I agree 100%. Look at croc scutes online. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA fossils Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 On 11/26/2020 at 5:14 PM, jpc said: I agree 100%. Look at croc scutes online. clam holes will never touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Below are pictures of a croc scute and a piece of a croc jaw from the Miocene of Virginia. Your specimen is 100% not a croc scute. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Topic is now locked. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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