MSirmon Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Going through some material acquired through a blind trade and have initially came across these few items. Any idea on the identities of these three items? They are not real large but are interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuajbelanger Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 No big ones? Go through it real carefully, lotsa small stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSirmon Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, joshuajbelanger said: No big ones? Go through it real carefully, lotsa small stuff. Not yet. I have the materials soaking to break up the rocks without too much impact damage and will sift through it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuajbelanger Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Sounds good, keep me posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSirmon Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Top one looks like a holmesina or other type armadillo osteoderm 1 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Yup. +1 for what Jeff said above--I get the same vibe. Nice find! Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I with Jeff and Ken on the 1st. Great photos from Harry in this thread: The 2nd is very likely a Dusky shark tooth. I am stumped on the 3rd -- a bit of bone or turtle shell which can describe millions of small fossils from the Peace River 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Top item is indeed an armadillo osteoderm. Seems to be a bit small for Holmesina. I'd say it's Dasypus sp., possibly Dasypus bellus. Info link: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/species/dasypus-bellus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Funny how you can look at the fossil and ignore the bright yellow scale conveniently placed in the photo. Agreed, this does seem small for Holmesina (unless it was a baby). Dasypus bellus is a strong contender. It apparently looked much like our extant Nine-banded Armadillo, D. novemcinctus, (Latin for 9-banded) only a bit larger. I've found a few hexagonal osteoderms from this species but never a rectangular plate from one of the bands. Still stick by my assertion that is is a COOL find! Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 might also be in Fruitbat's lib,ofcourse morphometry of the cranium of dasypodids ,espec. novemcinctus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 supercarapaxcingulamammamadillos.pdf outtake: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 from:Vickaryous et al,2006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSirmon Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Thanks all. I would not have ever considered armadillo as this is my very first fossil from any of that species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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