brad hinkelman Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 if anyone can help share some info on the following.this is a cretaceous stream but I'm assuming maybe glacier brought in the coral and any info on it and age and any info on the others...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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goatinformationist Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Nice finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 #4 Looks like beaver to me. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazing Relics Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 #2 maybe crocodile scute or possibly turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 1. Maybe Devonian coral 2. Partial Scute or iron piece, probably scute 3. Muskrat tooth (modern) 4. Beaver tooth (Pleistocene?) : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 A nice selection of finds. The scute piece looks turtle to me. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Just a clarification of terms: I would definitely avoid the word scute for bony dermal/armor elements, especially for turtles. Osteoderm is best for crocs, dinosaurs, placodonts, armadillos, etc., but this is arguable for the turtle. For turtles it's best to just go with 'turtle shell fragment.' Scute should be reserved for the keratinous coverings of osteoderms, which are rarely, if ever, preserved as fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I think number 2 is a piece of soft shell turtle. Not deep enough divots to be croc (from what i've seen here) so I'm pretty confident with that ID. That's a nice find! For the last tooth; I would love to hear that it's Pleistocene but every beaver piece I've found there ends up being modern upon close inspection (the streams do weird things to modern bones and teeth). Please note, I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the ID of beaver tooth (I'm not a mammal expert) but if that ends up being the case, it usually turns out to be modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 The number one piece is coral brought down from northern older deposits. Number two is a croc osteoderm. Turtle shell fragments from the soft shell turtle Trionyx are usually thicker than this one and also have a more porous bone structure. They also have slightly shallower divots and the divot pattern is more even. I agree with the identifications for the other two; the beaver tooth may be Pleistocene or modern. “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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