Napoleon North Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Hi This is whale bone ? Age:Miocene Location: Kraków , Southern Poland I found the whole bone - jaw? Unfortunately, I was able to extract only this piece. This specimen falls into the hands and therefore remains in the rock. Do you confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Sorry, but I don't think so - looks like rock to me, not bone. Regards, 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...
ynot Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Agree with Tim, not bone. 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...
Shellseeker Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I also do not "see" the graininess that I would associate with bone, but I am not sure since I am not familiar with bone encased in rock. Here are 2 Miocene Whale Jaw sections: One is for a baleen whale: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/63327-finally-1st-since-jan-6th/ and the other is from a toothed whale. So, this is bone and a jaw because of the sockets but how would I know it is whale bone, especially if I had no sockets, just the "side" of this bone. Could this be croc or gator? Does the pattern of striations on bone allow for the unique identification of whale versus other animals? I am thinking not. But then I am not an expert. @Boesse The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Boesse Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Doesn't resemble bone to me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napoleon North Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 And now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Rock. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 There is a surface texture that is similar to the texture of an old bone, but there is where the similarities end. There is no bone structure in the rest of the piece. No change in appearance between the surrounding rock and the supposed "bone" 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...
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