TNCollector Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Hello everyone, I found this in a Cretaceous deposit in West Tennessee. I am not sure what critter it comes from. I haven't had the time to really clean it up, so it had some matrix on it still. The sure contains marine reptiles, shark, and fish remains, and occasionally terrestrial material. Please let me know what you think and if you need more pictures. My thumb is about 3cm wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 The color makes me think fish but sorry I can't help anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, JarrodB said: The color makes me think fish but sorry I can't help anymore. Thanks, the fish verts are all white and flaky here, this one is definitely a Reptile of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 It looks like a vertebra. If it is one, i think it might be from a terrestrial animal. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Very cool. Turtle, maybe? "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 4 hours ago, fifbrindacier said: It looks like a vertebra. If it is one, i think it might be from a terrestrial animal. Thanks! What makes you think terrestrial? Perhaps @Troodon could help 3 hours ago, PFOOLEY said: Very cool. Turtle, maybe? Thanks, I do have some turtle fossils from this site, but it doesn't look like any turtle vert I have seen. I will need to look into it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 If the site is marine nothing pops out. Any chance it could be croc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase B. Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Dear all, This is the partially preserved vertebra (either a cervical or a first-third dorsal) of a Toxochelys sp. (likely T. latiremis) turtle. Congratulations on your find and happy National Fossil Day!! Regards, Chase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 21 minutes ago, Chase B. said: Dear all, This is the partially preserved vertebra (either a cervical or a first-third dorsal) of a Toxochelys sp. (likely T. latiremis) turtle. Congratulations on your find and happy National Fossil Day!! Regards, Chase That's it! Thanks so much for your expertise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Sweet find, @TNCollector...that's a piece for the collections! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 10/12/2017 at 4:54 PM, PFOOLEY said: Sweet find, @TNCollector...that's a piece for the collections! Certainly! As soon as I am done consolidating it, I will put it on there. The bones from this site are very fragile, so I have to load them up with B76. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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