Max-fossils Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Hi all, Last weekend, on the beach of Wassenaar, not far from the Zandmotor, I found several things. Surprisingly a lot more than I expected (I usually never hunt here), but I think that there was a big storm which brought lots of new fossils and other things to the shore. This is was one of them: a big piece of bone. It looks like it’s the end section of a limb of some kind. I can’t tell whether it’s modern or fossil... The looks of it scream modern, but somehow the burn test seems to say it’s fossil... Note: if it is indeed fossil, it’s likely from the late Pleistocene, about 40’000 years old. Well, what animal do you guys think this bone piece came from? What part of the skeleton would it represent? And would you say it’s fossil or modern? Looking forward to your answers! Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 This one looks like the distal end of a humerus with cut marks on the surface. I think it's modern. 2 " 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...
TXV24 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I agree definitely a distal humerus from a large mammal, and modern enough that somebody has used a tool (probably a saw) to sever it from the rest of the bone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 @abyssunder @TXV24 thanks for the help (and sorry for the late reply). I did the burn test again and this time it did indicate that the bone is indeed modern. Must have still been a little wet the previous time. What animal do you guys think it came from? Cow? Horse? Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I suppose cow. 1 " 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...
TXV24 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 @Max-fossils Yeah cow might be the likely candidate considering the processing marks as they are more likely to be butchered for meat than a horse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 @abyssunder @TXV24 okay thanks again! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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