Dean Sr Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Purchased this fossilized bone at an antique shop in Fla.the dealer also had miocine fossils from SD.The fossil was labeled dinosaur bone no location or provenance noted ball end is approximately 5 in length 7 in.any help in species or period would help any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Having a problem getting a perspective of the bone, your pictures are to close-up. Can you take some showing all of the sides. Trying to ID a partial bone without any provenance is quite difficult but we can have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Sr Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hello Troodon just dug the bone out of the case took some more pictures and I really appreciate your opinion .I know it's hard to pin a species on a single bone I have sifted for plestocene fossils in Fla. And most fossils from waterways are black.My only other thought is that it came from bone valley in that case it would be plestocene your thoughts thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 It looks like part of a femur. It's going to be next to impossible to narrow it down to one individual though. It is fully minerialized, correct? It looks like FL material to me. And fauna fossils can be bone white from Florida if found in and/or on land (ex. Construction sites, rivers banks). ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Sr Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Yes definately fully mineralized quite heavy at least 4 1/2 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks for the additional photos,these work. Boy, like fossilized6s said its just the end of a bone and I don't see anything diagnostic that can help me identify it. Hopefully it rings a bell with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Sr Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 The only thing that I thought it was when I saw how big the partial femur was that it might be from a mammoth or somthing in the same family if it did come from Fla.that is the only species that could posess one that big any thoughts thanks again for all of your help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Sr Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Another thought I have on this femur is a partial titanothere fossil any thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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