Brockwms Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I found this fossil in a gravel bar Nov 27, 2017 south of Boswell, OK. Can anyone tell me what it is? I also, broke it in my pocket, can I super glue it back together? The shotgun shell is a spent 12 ga. 2 3/4 “ so it’s 3 inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Can you take pictures of it from side back and ends? Also, please put it on a solid colored background. Tony 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...
JarrodB Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Shaped like Sloth but doesn't look right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Cool find. I frequently super glue stuff back together. I try to use as little as possible so the glossiness of the glue does not show on the fossil. Sometimes that is hard to do though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockwms Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 I will take more pictures tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. My initial thought on this is suggestively shaped rock, ... but better/more pictures will tell the tale. 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...
abyssunder Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Is it attracted to a magnet? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Nice find what ever it turns out to be. You can glue it like Kim said or search gluing topics and you will find a few ways to use glue with fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I mis-read the location as 'Roswell' and got very excited about the creature that may have left this behind....but it actually looks like iron..await further photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockwms Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 More images, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockwms Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 I didn’t have enough space to post more pics. Here is a link to a folder in iCloud. It is concave on both sides it’s faded on one side it broke in my pocket. It is not magnetic, or iron. I can only guess as to what it could be prehistoric bear, cat, or other. Thanks to all who replied!! https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0qG4TcsmolPlv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Brockwms said: I didn’t have enough space to post more pics. The 3.95 meg limit is a per post limit. You can make another "reply" to get more pictures loaded. If You are getting a picture to big notice You can refresh the page. It is better to post the pictures here rather than a third party link, which often go dead and leave the thread without pictures. 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...
westcoast Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Brockwms said: I didn’t have enough space to post more pics. Here is a link to a folder in iCloud. It is concave on both sides it’s faded on one side it broke in my pocket. It is not magnetic, or iron. I can only guess as to what it could be prehistoric bear, cat, or other. Thanks to all who replied!! https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0qG4TcsmolPlv Better pic and I can see now that it is not iron. The bone guys will hopefully have some useful comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 14 hours ago, KimTexan said: Cool find. I frequently super glue stuff back together. I try to use as little as possible so the glossiness of the glue does not show on the fossil. Sometimes that is hard to do though. Use caution holding it in your fingers. They tend to be fused before the fossil is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. I'm posting the cropped pictures here for posterity. It's a piece of bone, for sure. Not a claw, however. Maybe part of a scapula, or pelvis? Not sure - not much of a bone guy, I'm afraid. Maybe @Harry Pristis will have some ideas. 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...
Harry Pristis Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: . . . It's a piece of bone, for sure. Not a claw, however. Maybe part of a scapula, or pelvis? Not sure - not much of a bone guy, I'm afraid. Maybe @Harry Pristis will have some ideas. Sorry, I don't recognize the object. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: Sorry, I don't recognize the object. Thanks for taking a look, Harry. 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...
JohnJ Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Maybe a vertebral process?? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I think it could be the end of a rib. It looks too small to be part of an ischium. Maybe @Uncle Siphuncle would know what it is. He is pretty familiar with vertebrates in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 My 2 cents. Tip of a skull crest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I may be going out on a limb here, but another possibility to consider...top of mandibular ramus, just above the hinge? 3 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 28 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: I may be going out on a limb here, but another possibility to consider...top of mandibular ramus, just behind the hinge? The horn (oops, claw) confusion is explained nicely by the roughness being muscle attachments on one isn't it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 It sure looks like a claw to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: I may be going out on a limb here, but another possibility to consider...top of mandibular ramus, just behind the hinge? I think Dan has it . . . the ascending ramus of a mandible, before and above the hinge. Deer would be the first taxon to eliminate, and then . . . ? 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...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Online Bison image for comparison. 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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