TSCannon Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Hi all - as I was looking along a stretch of creek in Northeast Austin, TX today, I saw a section with a bunch of bones eroding out of the creekside. I’m not sure how to tell if they are something fossilized or old and worth looking at, or just modern bones of some animal that somehow got buried in the strata. The loose piece I picked up did feel pretty lightweight, but other than that I couldn’t tell much. Any ideas if these are fossils or recently deposited bones, and what they might be? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Nice in-situ find! 2 hours ago, TSCannon said: Any ideas if these are fossils or recently deposited bones Possibly something in between ? Possibly Pleistocene - early Holocene? Experienced local member may be able to tell you something about the age of the strata the bones are contained in. Franz Bernhard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, FranzBernhard said: Nice in-situ find! Possibly something in between ? Possibly Pleistocene - early Holocene? Experienced local member may be able to tell you something about the age of the strata the bones are contained in. Franz Bernhard I agree with Franz, Quaternary. Could be modern bones or extinct more exotic animals. Note roots in unconsolidated Quaternary sediments and the harder Cretaceous limestone below. 1 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...
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