joshuajbelanger Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Found this today, something struck me as odd so I stuck it in my pocket. It’s from the peace river. I’m looking at it, and it kinda looks like an ear bone from a dolphin or manatee, but I don’t know...it’s something, just can’t wrap my head around it. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuajbelanger Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Potato pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Does not look right for a cetacean ear to Me. Do not know about manatee or dugong. 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...
joshuajbelanger Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Part of me thinks it just an odd worn piece of limestone, but some of it really looks like inner ear, with an extra bit of bone attached...I dunno! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 It looks like a bone to me, what type I have no idea. I propose a test, Theoretically, if you were to drop some vinegar on it, fossil bone would not fizzle but limestone would. “...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...
joshuajbelanger Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Just now, WhodamanHD said: It looks like a bone to me, what type I have no idea. I propose a test, Theoretically, if you were to drop some vinegar on it, fossil bone would not fizzle but limestone would. Already ahead of you there. Was thinking maybe karst limestone, and I tested it, no effervescence. Plus, I’ve seen enough bone in my day! But I’m still clueless. Maybe at this point it’s a bone that has been tumbled...really, I’m lost. It definitely looks like something cool, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 18 minutes ago, joshuajbelanger said: It definitely looks like something cool, though. Sure does, maybe @Harry Pristis could 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...
Harry Pristis Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 This does look bulla-ish, but I don't know which it might be. 2 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...
joshuajbelanger Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Yeah @Harry Pristis this one is a pickle! It’s not in bad condition, so it should be a fairly easy id. So you are thinking whale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I'm thinking I don't know what taxon it's from. It reminds me of a manatee auditory bulla in some aspects, but that doesn't rise to the status of guess. 1 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...
caldigger Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Just give it a nice healthy lick, at least then you can eliminate the question of if it might taste good. "Mmmm, tastes like Peace River slime!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuajbelanger Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 @caldigger what would you call a person that identifies fossils by taste? You might have missed your calling! anyway, I’ll probably just pop this thing in the box of unknowns and oddballs, not to be seen for another decade. Oh yeah, and for the record, I found this about 50 yards downstream of a bloated 10-footer that had become buzzard buffet! So...not gonna lick lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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