texcraig Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I found this on a sandy river bank on the Trinity River near Liberty Texas. I have previously found a number of teeth and leg bones from pleistocene horses in the same area. This is a fascinating little piece but I have no idea as to its identity. Maybe an inner ear bone? Any help would be appreciated. Maybe it is just a piece of wood, there are a lot of pieces of petrified wood here, but I don't think so. Thanks, Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 This reminds me of the base of a catfish pectoral spine -- a large one. 4 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...
texcraig Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Thank you. I never thought of that one. There are, and presumably have been, lots of catfish in this river. I'll see if anyone has any other ideas, but I see some similarities Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 seems a bit large for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, jdp said: seems a bit large for that. 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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texcraig Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Further research online makes me think that Harry was correct. The long pointed spine was broken off leaving the stub. It would have been very long I presume. There are some very large catfish in the river today, 40 or 50 lbs are not that unusual. Who knows what monsters swam in prehistory? This forum was a great help. It nagged at me. Thanks a lot. I may run some other mysteries by the group. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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