Adber Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I found this larger bone frag at the peace a couple weeks ago and I noticed some strange wear/scratches on the sides of it. Is this just wear from the river, or were there rodent chewing on the bones for nutrients prior to burial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Are you sure it is bone? "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...
Shellseeker Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 My first reaction would be dugong rib , heavily mineralized and makes up the vast majority of larger bones found in the peace river. Thisbone has been bounced around the rough and tumble Peace River flood stages with a lots of other similar bones and rocks year after year for possibly millions of years. I would think not chewed just splintered, but I am not positive on that.. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 The gouges don't seem to be random, as would they be if produced by transport collisions. Therefor, my guess is that the marks are predator or scavenger tooth marks. Sharks are the best guess. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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