Rowboater Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Hoping someone knows what bone(s) this is (are). I'm always amazed at what you people know! The piece is about 5" long and heavy. Looks to be two, maybe three pieces fused together, in a crude triangular shape (three faces). One face shows a length long line and from the end it is clear there are two separate pieces fused side by side. Another face is smooth with a shallow groove at the end (visible in the end picture). The last face shows fibrous bone turning into chipped cancellous bone on the end; the other piece or two appears to be cancellous bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 What might be helpful in an ID would be a locality of where it was found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowboater Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Unfortunately it was in a creek, not in a sedimentary layer. Near the Rappahannock River in Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powelli1 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 It looks a lot like part of a Whale skull, mybe from the side of the skull to me. George 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowboater Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 Thanks for your help. I guess it is a small fragment of fossilized bone that is difficult to ID from my photos. I'll look up whale skulls on Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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