Fin Lover Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Can anyone tell me if this is a piece of carapace from a glyptodont? It's the closest thing I can find, but mine doesn't have the "daisy" appearance, so I may be wrong, or it may just be really worn. Ventral side is too worn to look for a foramen. Found in Goose Creek, SC where we are finding a mix of things, but mainly Pleistocene (I think...still a newbie). Thank you! Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I don’t believe it is sloth scute. I am not convinced it is bone the one surface is odd for bone. ? Could it be tempsky?, A multistem tree fern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Armadillo is what I was asking about. I have a book on fossils in my area and it looks similar...has the hair follicle holes on top, but mine doesn't have the signature "daisy" shape in the book. Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 A few of observations.... This might be a split piece of alligator maxilla or mandible. @Harry Pristis @digit I don't think it is part of glyptodont. Sloths don't have "scutes"; but, they do rarely have osteoderms. 1 1 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, JohnJ said: This might be a split piece of alligator maxilla or mandible. @Harry Pristis @digit I've been prepping a lot of gators from the Montbrook site in recent months. I think John may be on the right track on this. The skin adheres directly to the bone over much of the skull and so the texture is very pitted similar to what is seen on the piece in question. I don't know that I'd say with 100% certainty but it would definitely be my first choice for exploring further. https://www.google.com/search?q=alligator+skull&tbm=isch Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thank you, I will look more into this...definitely looks like a possibility. Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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