Cthulhu2 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hey guys, the storm up north is churning up some amazing finds! I'll be posting over the next few days my finds but I wanted to know your opinion on this very large vert. I'm thinking whale or mamm/masto. Let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Looks like maybe a cetacean cervical vertebrae. @Boesse would know for sure. 3 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 13 minutes ago, SailingAlongToo said: Looks like maybe a cetacean cervical vertebrae. I agree. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Nice find! Agree with the others. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 +1 for a Cetacean. Probably a whale. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Wow that’s awesome! I didn’t find any bone frags bigger than maybe 3 inches when I was in that area in July! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagmooser Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I also agree - cetacean vert nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Any speculation on what speices of Cetacean the vertebrae is from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 59 minutes ago, Calvert Cliff Dweller said: Any speculation on what speices of Cetacean the vertebrae is from. Cetacean vertebrae are not typically diagnostic to species, but that's why I tagged Dr. Boessenecker to see if he has suggestions. He'll be along soon. Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Likely an anterior thoracic or a C7 (posteriormost cervical) of a baleen whale. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 9 hours ago, Boesse said: Likely an anterior thoracic or a C7 (posteriormost cervical) of a baleen whale. What identifies it as a baleen whale as opposed to other whale types? 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...
Boesse Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 In this case, size. There is a remote chance it could be from a large odontocete, but more likely a baleen whale (mysticete). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 On 3/7/2018 at 1:02 PM, SailingAlongToo said: Looks like maybe a cetacean cervical vertebrae. @Boesse would know for sure. I agree. It is a good sized one, but they get larger. 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...
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