Raistlin Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Long time no post for me. So is this bone or antler? It is heavy for it's size so mineralization is present. Normally I am finding what I believe is Cretaceous pet wood in this area and I have found a few bits of turtle shell and what are two possible bits of bird bone also. I suspect the bone/antler is not as old as Cretaceous though I might be wrong. Thanks Robert RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Can You post more pictures from all sides and ends? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Looks to be a bone, maybe a metatarsal? I'm not that skilled in the field on osteology... “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 10 minutes ago, ynot said: Can You post more pictures from all sides and ends? There are 10 photos from all angles you have to click next in the album linked. 11 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Looks to be a bone, maybe a metatarsal? I'm not that skilled in the field on osteology... That would be a big one (well big compared to stuff I might find in the woods). I wonder if I could figure out what it is from if it is. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Raistlin said: There are 10 photos from all angles you have to click next in the album linked. That would be a big one (well big compared to stuff I might find in the woods). I wonder if I could figure out what it is from if it is. I just saw the extra pictures, now I'm thinking a humerus? It's got a weird fused scapula if that is the case. I'm probably just being stupid and someone else will be able to help. If it's from recent, @Harry Pristis may be able to help. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Ahh ok I thought you had seen all the photos too. I like using that hosting site because they do not limit my size and if you click on the one image you see it brings them all up and then you can click them a bit larger still. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 It's a calcaneum, probably from a deer. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: It's a calcaneum, probably from a deer. Dang, I was a few bones off... “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 21 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: It's a calcaneum, probably from a deer. So looking at the photos do you believe it is recent or fossil? I will say it has the weight of a stone that size. Thank you btw. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 12 minutes ago, Raistlin said: So looking at the photos do you believe it is recent or fossil? I will say it has the weight of a stone that size. Thank you btw. Could be a fossil . . . It's hard to say from images. I saw at least two round, depressed, crushed spots on the bone. Are there matching spots on the other side of the calcaneum? These may be bite marks from carnivore teeth. 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...
Raistlin Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 I looked it over I don't see any more marks. That is not to say they were not there before coming down the river though. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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