Meganeura Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Found this today - has a weird pattern and has what looks to be bone texture. Anyone have any ideas? Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 My first thought is internal mold or eroded river tock because i dont see bone texture and the layering seems off for foot pad. However my level of knowledge is limited to knowing for sure that i want one @Shellseeker, @Harry Pristis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, val horn said: My first thought is internal mold or eroded river tock because i dont see bone texture and the layering seems off for foot pad. However my level of knowledge is limited to knowing for sure that i want one @Shellseeker, @Harry Pristis My initial thought was “What a neat rock!” Then I looked closer and it was a toss-up between bone and sandstone. So I will readily accept it just being a rock! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 hour ago, val horn said: My first thought is internal mold or eroded river tock because i dont see bone texture and the layering seems off for foot pad. However my level of knowledge is limited to knowing for sure that i want one @Shellseeker, @Harry Pristis Pretty common in the Peace River.... Here is a great photo from @Plantguy All sorts of shapes, that ridge above is a "tell" 1 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...
Brandy Cole Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 @Shellseeker That's all very helpful to know. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 Neat! I’m glad I found one of those - the ridge was what tipped me off! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 The ridge would definitely have made me think it was bone, but I wouldn't have thought of tortoise footpads. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Brandy Cole said: The ridge would definitely have made me think it was bone, but I wouldn't have thought of tortoise footpads. Very cool. Chris's photo helped me visualize these foot pads, and I realized that the "ridge" was closest to the tortoise flesh. 1 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...
Harry Pristis Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Shellseeker said: Pretty common in the Peace River.... Here is a great photo from @Plantguy All sorts of shapes, that ridge above is a "tell" This tortoise "leg" appears to me to be a composite of random bits. I think this image has no identification value, and is in fact misleading. "Footpad" is an unfortunate mislabelling. It is more accurately labeled "osteoderm" or "spur" or "armor." It is not a "pad" in any reasonable sense. 2 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...
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