old bones Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) I posted this Pleistocene fossil last week. I found it in TFF member Sacha's Florida micro matrix from a spoil island in the Indian River. I could not find a match in any of my books, but I did find it in a PDF! I don't know that it is the species that I selected to compare, but I am happy to call it 'snake'. The 'unknown' that I originally posted: The match that I found: The figure that I found: Edited September 5, 2016 by old bones 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Nice!!! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 1 minute ago, ynot said: Nice!!! Tony Thanks, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Bones Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Great Julianna! Always nice to know. ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Excellent ! The resemblance is good. Congrats ! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 4 minutes ago, Ancient Bones said: Great Julianna! Always nice to know. Thanks, Ancient Bones. I do love to solve a mystery. 1 minute ago, abyssunder said: Excellent ! The resemblance is good. Congrats ! Thank you! I am pleased to be able to file this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Way to go, Julianna! Good research leads to good ID. Very cool. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 1 minute ago, Fossildude19 said: Way to go, Julianna! Good research leads to good ID. Very cool. Thank you Tim. That means a lot coming from you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Nice job! You grabbed on to this mystery and you wouldn't let go. Thanks for sharing your find. Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I never would have suspected snake. Thanks for your persistence in tracking this down AND for posting it here to share that knowledge. That's what makes TFF such an informative (and highly addictive) forum. And now I've got snake on my wish list. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Julianna Great id. I now know what one of the bones in a snake braincase looks like. It is pretty distinctive. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Well done, Julianna! You had just enough of it for a diagnosis. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 5 hours ago, Pagurus said: Nice job! You grabbed on to this mystery and you wouldn't let go. Thanks for sharing your find. Mike 4 hours ago, digit said: I never would have suspected snake. Thanks for your persistence in tracking this down AND for posting it here to share that knowledge. That's what makes TFF such an informative (and highly addictive) forum. And now I've got snake on my wish list. Cheers. -Ken 2 hours ago, MarcoSr said: Julianna Great id. I now know what one of the bones in a snake braincase looks like. It is pretty distinctive. Marco Sr. 2 hours ago, JohnJ said: Well done, Julianna! You had just enough of it for a diagnosis. Thank you all. I really like knowing what a fossil is. I am very satisfied when I figure one out and I am pleased to be able to share my Eureka moments with the Forum folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) I am glad you succeeded to ID it. I find that it's always a great pleasure when you find the ID of something you grabbed on. Edited September 6, 2016 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 10 hours ago, fifbrindacier said: I am glad you succeeded to ID it. I find that it's always a great pleasure when you find the ID of something you grabbed on. Thank you, fifbrindacier. I agree with your sentiments! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hey Julianna, great find/id. Its neat to be able to figure out some of these crazy oddities. I wish you had figured out this sooner...I think I've seen something similar in one of the piles in the garage and being the scrounge I saved it somewhere...this may take awhile! Congrats! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 9 hours ago, Plantguy said: Hey Julianna, great find/id. Its neat to be able to figure out some of these crazy oddities. I wish you had figured out this sooner...I think I've seen something similar in one of the piles in the garage and being the scrounge I saved it somewhere...this may take awhile! Congrats! Regards, Chris LOL, Chris. It sounds like you have your work cut out for you. I really do hope that you can locate the specimen that have and will show it here. I would love to see it. Tracking down IDs for all of these fossils in this matrix is taking some time and I am accumulating quite a library! Good luck with the search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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