Jazfossilator Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Found this bone at Myrtle Beach South Carolina quite a few years ago, the shape has always intrigued me but I have no clue what it could be from, any insights are appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 If I were to see this where I hunt, I would think it was a cast of a burrow. However, since I've never hunted your neck of the woods, I can't be sure. I'm not too knowledgeable on fossilized bones. If you blind folded me and gave me a human bone, I could tell you everything about it. Hopefully someone will chime in thats familiar with the paleontology in your area. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Not seeing bone here. Maybe a piece of petrified wood(?) 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...
Jazfossilator Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Could be, I'm not to privy on petrified wood, but it has the look and consistency of most fossilized bones I find on the beach in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Can You post clear pictures of the ends? 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...
Jazfossilator Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Surely, if it is bone then it doesn't appear to have been broken, the ends are not porous like most halved bones I find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Not a bone. Could be a burrow cast or a piece of petrified wood. It is very worn and tumbled. 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...
Rockwood Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Suppose it could be from the Paleocene deposits in the Potomac river ? I have a small piece of angiosperm wood from Purse State Park in MD that looks quite similar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Rockwood said: Suppose it could be from the Paleocene deposits in the Potomac river ? I have a small piece of angiosperm wood from Purse State Park in MD that looks quite similar. OP says it was found in Myrtle beach, and if any carbonized wood from the Potomac made it there I would be surprised. Gut says this is a rock of some sort rather than a fossil, they can be rolled by the waves into strange shapes. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 minute ago, WhodamanHD said: OP says it was found in Myrtle beach, and if any carbonized wood from the Potomac made it there I would be surprised. Gut says this is a rock of some sort rather than a fossil, they can be rolled by the waves into strange shapes. It's certainly a fossil, I can tell that much! 5 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Suppose it could be from the Paleocene deposits in the Potomac river ? I have a small piece of angiosperm wood from Purse State Park in MD that looks quite similar. I'd like to see that if you have pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: OP says it was found in Myrtle beach, and if any carbonized wood from the Potomac made it there I would be surprised. Gut says this is a rock of some sort rather than a fossil, they can be rolled by the waves into strange shapes. Well . . . small and light things travel pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Just now, Rockwood said: Well . . . small and light things travel pretty fast. Yeah, it’s just most wood I’ve found there is Carbonized,extremely brittle, and water all but destroys it. Perhaps there is wood that is different there though. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 23 minutes ago, Jazfossilator said: I'd like to see that if you have pictures! It's not with the teeth, or the steinkerns. I must have it tucked away some place special, which I can't find. 20 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Yeah, it’s just most wood I’ve found there is Carbonized,extremely brittle, and water all but destroys it. Perhaps there is wood that is different there though. The piece I have is small but it seemed more durable than something like lignite. Can you help us with a photo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Here we go. It was with the fish verts. and turtle shell fragments. (Do not adopt my filing system) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: It's not with the teeth, or the steinkerns. I must have it tucked away some place special, which I can't find. The piece I have is small but it seemed more durable than something like lignite. Can you help us with a photo ? Yeah it’s typically a lignite. I’ll see if I can find a picture. Yours is the first I’ve seen solid. This piece still doesn’t look like wood to me. I’m sticking to my original ID but would love to be proved wrong (best way to learn) “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: ID but would love to be proved wrong (best way to learn) Good to be able to hang out with people who think this way isn't it ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 My guess would be a section of branch or root. The pictures of the ends are not very clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Malone said: My guess would be a section of branch or root. The pictures of the ends are not very clear. As clear as I could get them, it's not a very big piece. But I agree it has the look of something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Probably P..-bone (Os priapi) - maybe from racoon. Uncertain if fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, Pemphix said: Probably P..-bone (Os priapi) - maybe from racoon. Uncertain if fossil. And I laughed at the idea that someone would actually buy one of these. The rock shop nearby is rather eclectic and carries modern ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 29 minutes ago, Pemphix said: Probably P..-bone (Os priapi) - maybe from racoon. Uncertain if fossil. Never thought of that, it's a fossil if that's what it is lol, certainly not new bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 The ends are lighter than the outer layer, I gave closer pics another go and these came out a bit clearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I'm thinkin' wood just flew the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I'm thinkin' wood just flew the handle. I agree, still not convinced that it's a stone though haha. I may just never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 15 hours ago, Rockwood said: Good to be able to hang out with people who think this way isn't it ? I think so, helps people argue with fact over opinion. Could be a Baculum, though looks different than a raccoons. Still looks kinda stony to me but I’ve (thankfully) never been able to look close enough to a baculum to tell. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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