OldNubbins Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 These two pieces were found among some personal items from a friend who passed away recently. No information at all was available. It's possible they were originally found in Northern California but that is purely speculative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Where was your friend from in Northern California? We may be able to suggest fossil bearing formations nearby. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNubbins Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said: Where was your friend from in Northern California? We may be able to suggest fossil bearing formations nearby. Mendocino county. I imagine anywhere from Santa Barbara northward is most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Sort of has the look of a root trace. Maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetradium Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Rockwood said: Sort of has the look of a root trace. Maybe ? Bone pieces for sure. You can see the classic bone marrows/etc in picture bottom center. But as to what they are - I'm guessing most of us can't figure it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, Tetradium said: Bone pieces for sure. You can see the classic bone marrows/etc in picture bottom center. But as to what they are - I'm guessing most of us can't figure it out. Definitely. Guess I should have stayed for the whole post. First one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Definitely pieces of fossil bone but so eroded and without knowing age or formation would not hazard a guess as to what kind of animal they came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetradium Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 hours ago, M Harvey said: Definitely pieces of fossil bone but so eroded and without knowing age or formation would not hazard a guess as to what kind of animal they came from. The one thing I just notice is that they are pretty big so suspect whales consider I could be mistaken but Northern California don't sound like a hotspot for large land mammal fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetradium Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Tetradium said: Bone pieces for sure. You can see the classic bone marrows/etc in picture bottom center. But as to what they are - I'm guessing most of us can't figure it out. Yes First group of pics. And those are pretty big bones so I suspects whales. From what I heard and its been so long I could be wrong but Northern California sounds like it had no hotspots for large land mammal fossils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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