AshHendrick Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Found this in Pitt county, NC among sharks teeth (megs, tiger, Makko's), whale bone, turtle bone and some Croc teeth. Area is generally York Town formation but potentially has a little cape fear in there according to some topo maps I reviewed. I would like to know if it's possible to determine what part of the body the bone came from and also what species or at least a general idea of what sort of species, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I really can't tell what species it is ,,,but its not from a marine critter because the inside dense cell structure looks more like some sort of terrestrial mammal...maybe a part of a foot bone ???.... IMHO TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Looks like a horse middle phalanx. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I think Al Dente has it right . . . horse medial phalanx. For comparison: 5 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...
AshHendrick Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 That is pretty cool, it would be my first horse bone then! I was not expecting that and will be on the look out for more next time I go back! Thank you everyone, as always you are all very helpful and I greatly appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Also, phalanges from Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists - Elisabeth Schmid; Elsevier, New York, 1972. 1 " 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...
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