TOM BUCKLEY Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) This is my final ID question. I promise. Until the next one. I'm thinking an alligator tooth with a very worn crown. Tom Edited March 25, 2022 by TOM BUCKLEY AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Tortoise spur? 1 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...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Tim, you've got me. I guess we'll have to wait for the Florida contingent to chime in. Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 @Shellseeker @jcbshark @Sacha @Harry Pristis 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...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Tim, You are absolutely correct. Based upon a reading of a 2016 thread, a posting by digit showed some pictures of tortoise leg osteoderms and they are right on to mine. Sorry but I don't know how to link to the post. Thank you. Tom 1 AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, TOM BUCKLEY said: Based upon a reading of a 2016 thread, Sorry but I don't know how to link to the post. Thank you. Tom Go to 2016 post and click on three dots to the upper right. Put cursor on text in box then select “share.” The select “select all” and then “copy.” Go to post that you want to create a link on. Select “paste.” Link should be pasted. You then have to decide if you want a text only link or an embedded link (picture of a link). Look to the bottom of the page. Edited March 25, 2022 by DPS Ammonite 3 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...
Shellseeker Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Tortoise spur? It could be just a piece of large mammal bone that has been broken, and then river worn over a 1/2 million years... If we just go with the shape, it does seem to have a elongated "neck" that normally is not present in tortoise footpads... I think it is a long shot, but similar shapes could have come from tortoise claw cores 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 I think tortoise osteoderm is a fair possibility Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) http://www.thefossilforum.com/ind Thanks dps ammonite! Edited March 25, 2022 by TOM BUCKLEY AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 6 hours ago, TOM BUCKLEY said: Tim, you've got me. I guess we'll have to wait for the Florida contingent to chime in. DING! The tortoise claw cores are also generally similar in overall form but they have the concave articulating end which does not seem to be seen on Tom's specimen. The rounded subcutaneous end and the faint indented ring around this base where it demarcates the exposed portion seem to indicate the leg dermal osteoderms more colloquially known as "tortoise leg spurs". The arrows indicated the area that I'm focusing on and seeming to see the indented band. The bone is well worn and river polished so it is not as fresh as it might be in other similar specimens. Cheers. -Ken 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) Thank you to all those who helped with this. I'm constantly reminded of why I enjoy the forum so much. Tom Edited March 26, 2022 by TOM BUCKLEY AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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