RescueMJ Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 These two pieces came out of a dump truck with older Pleistocene material in Venice, FL. Found 5 Lightning Whelk shells in this load. Large piece of shiny osteoderm has other bones in the matrix. I have not found this type of piece before. ID welcomed. - Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Looks like a fragment of a freshwater turtle carapace. 1 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Yep, a proximal end of one of the costals. Looks like Trachemys. I like it still being in matrix! Here's a couple I have...3 a similar promixal fragment as well as 4 a distal fragment. Nice find! Regards, Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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