Shellseeker Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I was out today and found mostly small teeth, a few photos of nicer fossils added to the TFF Peace River trip thread and a number of unknown (at least to me) bones. Here is one of my more interesting finds.. Small, round, flat bone may be an epiphysis, but this one seems oddly shaped even for that... and even if it is determined to be an epiphysis, it there enough to identify to an animal? The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Jack, I'll bet that's a sloth osteoderm. (but you know my record of ID guesses)! Sorry I'll miss you tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Looks too big for sloth. I have seen things like this called tortoise foot pads. I don't know the accuracy of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 "Foot pad" is a misnomer, I think. 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...
Shellseeker Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 29 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: "Foot pad" is a misnomer, I think. So there is something happening here that has exposed one of my numerous mis-impressions. I would immediately recognize any of the 4 examples Harry provides (and hundreds of similar fossils) as what has been referred to as a tortoise foot pad. However, I did not recognize this - there is no edge on the circumference and the fossil is far far more similar to an epiphysis than to a foot pad. However, lacking acceptable other options and any telltale markings that would identify this fossil as an epiphysis, we go with a logic dictum from the Study in Scarlet: When you have eliminated the impossible ....... Good hunting, John The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Scarlet ? I thought it was Spock who said that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Rockwood said: Scarlet ? I thought it was Spock who said that Different era, different hero, and yes indeed it was Spock who said that once. I am getting too old when I can not get my attributions accurate. Sign of the Four. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 but code does favor Scarlet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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