karenilm Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Hi! I came across this the other day at the beach in North Carolina. I've been researching and think possibly a Glyptodon Scute? Thank you!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Not Glyptodon, looks like alligator to me. 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenilm Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Glyptodont osteoderms have a rather cool and unique "rosette" on them such as this one: 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The fact that all of the surface pattern is pulling toward a ridge or point, makes me thing a worn alligator, like these: There are some others who are far better authorities on these things, I would see if @Sacha can help to give you a good ID. 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Glyptodont osteoderms are proportionally much thicker than what is shown, maybe 3-4X. 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I think it might be a very worn piece of turtle bone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Turtle is another great suggestion. 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I was thinking more in line with a worn vertebral disk or "cookie" as some call them. Perhaps from a cetacean. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I'm leaning toward cetacean epiphysis. 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...
Shellseeker Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The magnification may confuse the issue... I only usually see finds as "normal" size... I do not see this as a cetacean epiphysis, but I am frankly guessing ... do not know. Jack Here are a couple ... cetacean and (I think) land mammal... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Several of the ones I have found are in the 4" (10cm) range from Miocene whales. I have a modern one that is around 8" across. So they can get rather big. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Wow, the pattern on that is stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I was also leaning towards vertebral epiphysis when looking at the photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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