uscedisto Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) This one looks similar to turtle shell on the smooth side, but on the back it has a raised "waffle" pattern that I have never seen. Found in a Lowcountry SC creek where I have found Oligocene, Miocene & Pleistocene fossils and it is 3.25 inches long. Edited September 22, 2014 by uscedisto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 That honeycomb pattern reminds me of proboscidean cranial bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoffy Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Skull material for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I should think that would cause a head-ache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscedisto Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 So possible mammoth or mastodon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaholic Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Calhounensis is hot on the ID's! Yes, I'd say proboscidean skull fragment. Yes, mammoth or mastodon both likely probabilities. "A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks is a fool for life". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) One more possibility I didn't think of was Bison/Bos. Their cranial elements have the same 'honeycomb' feature that Proboscideans do. Edited September 22, 2014 by calhounensis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Just curious, are there diagnostic dimensions for the 'honeycomb' ie Bison/Bos vs. proboscidean? It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Just curious, are there diagnostic dimensions for the 'honeycomb' ie Bison/Bos vs. proboscidean? Interesting question...most definitely brain case material. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Just curious, are there diagnostic dimensions for the 'honeycomb' ie Bison/Bos vs. proboscidean? Betcha' a beer the proboscidean's is bigger "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Betcha' a beer the proboscidean's is bigger aw you beat me to the bet. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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