shel67 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Hi everyone! I haven't been here in a while! I finally went back down to the North Sulphur River yesterday and found this small piece of fossilize bone. Do any of you know, possibly, what type of feature this came from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I do not see enough features to be able to identify this bone. Call it a "chunkasaurus". 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...
Fruitbat Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Good to have you back with us shel67! Based on the location and type of preservation, it is a reasonably safe bet that it is Cretaceous in age but I'm afraid that I can't identify it as to type of animal either. Mosasaurs (fairly commonly), plesiosaurs (rarely) and occasional big fish come from that area. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Chunkasaurus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Cool little bone! “...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...
garyc Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Maybe a piece of a mosasaur rib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 These guys,for the most part, are correct. The chance garyc is on the nose is pretty good. Lots of mossy material has come that site between Pecan gap and Ladonia. Might also add that it appears to have predation damage as well. That looks like a toothy cut in your specimen. Jess B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel67 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Thank you so much guys!!! bone2stone I noticed that cut as well and wondered if that was the mark of some sort of predator. You all have been so helpful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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