Kaiya Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Found on North Florida beach. About 25 x 15 millimeters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Possibly a worn, small, cetacean vertebrae - that's my initial thought, at least. Certainly bone. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Looks like a hoof core. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiya Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Looks like a hoof core. Do you have any idea of what kind of mammal you think that it would be from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 50 minutes ago, Kaiya said: Do you have any idea of what kind of mammal you think that it would be from? It looks similar to tortoise to me, but it would be an awfully small example. Check this thread for some examples of cores. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/120823-hoof-core/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Brandy Cole said: It looks similar to tortoise to me, but it would be an awfully small example. Check this thread for some examples of cores. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/120823-hoof-core/ They weren't born full size. I think you might be right. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 hours ago, JohnJ said: They weren't born full size. Haha, fair enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiya Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 6 hours ago, Brandy Cole said: It looks similar to tortoise to me, but it would be an awfully small example. Check this thread for some examples of cores. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/120823-hoof-core/ Are you talking about a giant tortoise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 46 minutes ago, Kaiya said: Are you talking about a giant tortoise? Yep, that's what it best resembles to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiya Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Brandy Cole said: Yep, that's what it best resembles to me. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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