ElBicho Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Hello everyone! I found this possible fossil? in a Coast in Uruguay (country in South America) - I found it after a drop in the level of the water, he was between a lot of rocks and look so different than the rocks (and I'm 98% sure that isn't a rock lol) what could it be? The size is 60x40 aprox Thank you all! And sorry for the bad english btw. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Whale humerus. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElBicho Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Whale humerus. Thanks a lot! I did not expect it to be a whale bone, because here on this coast its presence is very strange in this River! Thank u again!! How old will it be? what whale is it? I really don't know anything, it's the first bone I see in my life, I don't know what I should do with it either, do I leave it in my garden or give it to a museum? thank u again Edited December 16, 2020 by ElBicho 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
val horn Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Whales are living species that originated app 30 mya, I would call your local museum and discuss the fossil with experts. I don’t like leaving fossils outside in the rain where they can be damaged and would find somewhere it could be protected . If you do not want it and the museum does not want it I would look to a school or university 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hemipristis Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: Whale humerus. good call. I concur But it's not funny 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, ElBicho said: Thanks a lot! I did not expect it to be a whale bone, because here on this coast its presence is very strange in this River! Thank u again!! How old will it be? what whale is it? I really don't know anything, it's the first bone I see in my life, I don't know what I should do with it either, do I leave it in my garden or give it to a museum? thank u again The details are a bit out of my reach. I could guess around 10 million years, but it's just a guess based on what is commonly found on the east coast of the US. There is a chance @Boesse may be around. He may know more. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElBicho Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Thank you all for the help! I write to Boesse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boesse Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 @ElBicho I believe that this is a right whale humerus, based on how large the head of the humerus is. If from a Pleistocene deposit it could be Eubalaena australis. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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