Stephib Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Hello! I would appreciate your help identifying this vertebra I found in Hilton head, South Carolina. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Fish vertebra /tilly bone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Two sides of one piece ? I think this may be a fragment of a fish skull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 bony fish vertebra. Unfortunately, it will be difficult to ID beyond that 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, hemipristis said: bony fish vertebra. How exactly do you explain that third photo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Irregular hyperostosis ie tilly bone common on fish ribs and vertrbrae Edited May 23, 2022 by val horn Spellcheck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 2 hours ago, val horn said: Irregular hyperostosis ie tilly bone common on fish ribs and vertrbrae Hyper ? Half of it isn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephib Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Thank you so much for your feedback! Greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/23/2022 at 7:35 PM, Rockwood said: How exactly do you explain that third photo ? too blurry for me. All I see is a roundish black thing 3 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Looks like a fish vertebra to me, The third photo is a side view. I cant tell for sure if it has some excess bony growth or some other type of growth, but other than that looks pretty normal as a fish vert. As an example of something similar (NOT THE EXACT SAME), here is a picture from one of our members (@jefferyP) gallery of Potomac items. Two concave ends and "pinched" in the middle, seems pretty typical of many types of fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Here's one that has (had) integral processes: 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...
Stephib Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Thank you so much for the pictures! Very informative! My vertebra could be very old then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 It's a vertebra, but not hyperostosed. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 44 minutes ago, Stephib said: My vertebra could be very old then? Likely a few million years old. Nice find! “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephib Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 That is so amazing! Really appreciate all of your expertise! I just love fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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