ssmojo Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 First time posting on here. Seems like there is a lot of knowledgeable members so I'm hoping there is someone who is familiar with Tournasian age vertebrate fauna and can help me to properly identify this jawbone. I have a few candidates, however, I would like to hear thoughts from members. There is also an ulna bone situated directly above the jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Do you have the locale? Blue Beach? Near Hantsport? I doubt if anyone here could ID it other than a general direction. Best to send the photo to the Nova Scotia museum in Halifax. If its from the other side of the Bay of Fundy then perhaps to the new geology Musum in Parrsboro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Nice find.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Yes, really nice. "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...
ssmojo Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 CANADAWEST.....Yes it's from the blue beach locale. I know Chris, from the blue beach fossil museum, quite well and normally take anything I can't quite put my finger on to him for identification and possible donation if it's deemed important to science. Since it may take a while to get up to see him I thought I'd see what the members thought. My thoughts are either rhizodont or one of tetrapod faunas found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 That would be Chris Mansky,is my guess. Which would make my posting (his contribution to)the PLOS article rather pointless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Is that a limb bone, above the jaw? 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...
ssmojo Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Doushantuo....Yes it is Chris manky. I have a copy of his PLOS one article as well as dozens of journals and reports on the site he downloaded for me. Even with this material, it can be difficult to I.d. some bones as there seems to be little reference material available out there on tournasian age vertebrate bone structure (both rhizodont and tetrapod faunas). I can usually identify 70% of what I find, but there's always something new that throws me for a loop! Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmojo Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Fossildude19...yes, I'm pretty sure it's an 'ulna'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmojo Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Thank you jpc and fifbrindacier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Needless to say it is a terrific find. As a matter of fact,at the moment i'm reading some of Klembara's stuff on Discosauriscus. I posted on East Kirkton,recently. Palaeogyrinus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmojo Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Doushantuo...thank you.I'm not familiar with it however I'm always looking for an interesting read! I will look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 No need to,it's this one: vol37_part3_pp609-626.pdf janistetrarsl3035.full.pdf sanchklembarasteyeseymourireptihistolosteolrsl411.full.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmojo Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Thanks! I appreciate the quick link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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