LoveToLook Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Any suggestions? 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 inch. Peace River. Looks like a root used to be on the bottom. Slightly concave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I've enlarged the picture for you. Looks solid, like a dugong rib, possibly? Maybe some locals will weigh in. @Sacha @Shellseeker @Harry Pristis 3 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...
sixgill pete Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Does not look like a fossil to me. 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...
abyssunder Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Can you retake the pictures, please? They look a bit blurry. " 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...
Harry Pristis Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Dugongid rib section. 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...
Shellseeker Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 24 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: Dugongid rib section. Ditto, I was out today. Found many of these...including two similar sections attached/imbedded in mud rock... Besides small shark teeth, Dugongid ribs are the most common find in the Peace River Harry correctly uses the term Dugongid, which I think encompasses both Dugongs and Manatee fossil ribs.. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I think it goes like this: Order SIRENIA FAMILY DUGONGIDAE (dugongs) FAMILY TRICHECHIDAE (manatees) Sooo . . . "dugongid" refers only to dugongs. 4 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...
Shellseeker Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Thanks Harry, I believe many misuse the terms, including me.. Bone clones calls this Manatee, and others Here are dugong I have found both.... and When looking at a fossilized rib in the river, is there any way to differentiate between Dugonoidae and Trichechidae ribs? Thanks, Jack @Harry Pristis The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Shellseeker said: Thanks Harry, I believe many misuse the terms, including me.. Bone clones calls this Manate Here are dugong I have found both.... When looking at a fossilized rib in the river, is there any way to differentiate between Dugonoidae and Trichechidae ribs? Thanks, Jack @Harry Pristis No, I don't think so, not when you're dealing with rib sections. But, why bother with these abundant, non-diagnostic scraps (unless they have tooth scars). They do make good ballast in a large flower pot. 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...
Shellseeker Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: No, I don't think so, not when you're dealing with rib sections. But, why bother with these abundant, non-diagnostic scraps (unless they have tooth scars). They do make good ballast in a large flower pot. I do have some good reasons..... On photos 3 & 4, I start finding lots of these ribs... the animal died there. I am looking for skull, teeth, whatever. I do not immediately identify a rib that has a double connection to the vertebrae column.. I found an article initially that Orcas have such anatomy... digging digging digging and eventually found teeth: 1 llama followed by 1 mastodon.. I had forgotten getting an ID on these ribs. On the last photo, our monthly club meeting has both a door prize drawing and a fossil auction. Most items are donated by members... This one with 2 dugong ribs attached to mudstore will be a perfect donation for one or the other. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveToLook Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Could be dugong. I picked up lots of dugong that people verified as such. This one..??? Looks like the core of megalodon without any enamel. And inside doesn’t look like any of my other dugong. But I’m new to this and may not have a good sample pool of dugong. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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