Planko Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Hey Everyone, Had a decent day out at NSR. Not as good as one person who found 18 verts, 2 arrow heads, and more. Found NSR, Delta County, TX I am thinking this might be a turtle scute but i am still earning. Any thoughts appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I agree with turtle. I think it may be from the plastron given its lack of curvature. Yours has the radiating groove pattern that I associate with turtle, has a porous interior, has flat surfaces on both sides, with roughly uniform thickness. 1 "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planko Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Thank you so much. Very happy. Guess there is no way to figure out a species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Planko said: Thank you so much. Very happy. Guess there is no way to figure out a species? Even if I knew which species could be found, I don't think there's enough with this piece to say which. Protostegid remains have been found in Texas, so it could be from a big turtle. "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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