Sam III Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 My kids and I were jetskiiing not far off the coast of North Wildwood and stopped at an island called Champagne Island. As we walked the perimeter of the Island I noticed this (pictured below) in a few inched of water. I gave it to my cousin who is a marine biologist at Rowan University in Glassboro NJ and he let a bone specialist there study it. The bone specialist said it was from a 10-15,000 year old mammal most likely a sea-lion. Thats all the information I have on it and it presently sits on a shelf in my living room. So I came here to share my story and see what you guys think. The piece is about 7" long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 @Boesse 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...
Sam III Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks for the all the earth shattering information! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 22 minutes ago, Sam III said: Thanks for the all the earth shattering information! lol Sam, sometimes it takes A few days for the right person to see a post. There are very few marine mammal experts around and only one here on the forum. Also sometimes the title of a post can add or detract from the amount of people who look at it. In your case I would have titled it something like "possible see lion bone" That would have gotten many more views. Also @Fossildude19 post that said @Boesse was him tagging Boesse to this thread. He is our resident marine mammal expert who has published extensively on marine mammals. So please be patient. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Sam III said: Thanks for the all the earth shattering information! lol Well, not knowing enough about bones to be helpful, I just tagged our resident expert on marine mammals. I might as well tag a few more bone experts as well. @Harry Pristis @calhounensis @PrehistoricFlorida Oh, ... and I fixed your title for you. Kind regards, Tim 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...
calhounensis Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I don't see enough for me to make an ID on it. I can add that it looks like the proximal end of a femur, or perhaps a humerus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 On 12/15/2017 at 8:48 PM, calhounensis said: I don't see enough for me to make an ID on it. I can add that it looks like the proximal end of a femur, or perhaps a humerus. Right, it's hard to narrow it down to a handful of groups when one end is gone and the other is almost gone. It's hard to say which bone it is. Is Champagne Island known for an overwhelming percentage of late Pleistocene sea lion material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam III Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Thanks for looking guys. The only thing that I know Champagne island for is that it supposedly got its name from times during prohibition as a dumping spot for illegal booze. Other than that its a party spot for watersports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Hi all, sorry @Sam III I have been out of the office for the past 2.5 weeks and haven't checked the site. It's an unidentifiable mammal limb bone fragment - too much is missing to properly identify it, though I can confirm that it is not from a marine mammal. I suspect it is a proximal femur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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