taylorcold Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I found this piece of bone fragment while collecting Pliocene gastropods at an abandoned phosphate mine in Sarasota Co Fl. I would sure appreciate suggestions as to what this is. All of the images of this piece can be viewed at the URL for my photo gallery below: https://www.me.com/gallery/#100727 Here are a few images not in the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Looks like a piece of skull to me. All those nooks and crannies and little holes are typical of mammal skulls. Well, most skull, really. Vertebrae can have them, too , but this looks skullular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goupil Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I think too a cranial's bone near the mastoid's process... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcold Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 "Mastoid Process"? Is there anything I could do such as photograph it differently, to facilitate an identification? I do remember that the mastoid bone in humans is behind the ear, right? The two holes that are most prominent are very deep and seem to connect. Air blown in one hole, comes out of the other. Thanks for the responses. Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thomas, you could take a couple more photos showing angles not seen above. I wouldn't necessarily rule a piece of sacrum, just yet. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goupil Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 "Mastoid Process"? I do remember that the mastoid bone in humans is behind the ear, right? Right ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcold Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Here are some more I just took outside. Link to my gallery for all 25 of the new photos: http://gallery.me.com/taylorcold#100735 Here are a few as attachments: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now