garyc Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I found this jaw bone today on the Brazos River in Texas. It’s unlike any other I’ve found, I’m wondering if it’s croc or gator maybe? The bone seems to have the pock marked look I’ve seen in pics of jaws of those critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, garyc said: croc or gator maybe? Yeah, definitely. Sorry I can’t say what type. “...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...
garyc Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 26 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Yeah, definitely. Sorry I can’t say what type. Thanks! I really don’t know if we had crocs around here but I’d love to know which this is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I agree... the texture (pock marks) and the two large teeth together scream croc. What is the age of this thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 35 minutes ago, jpc said: I agree... the texture (pock marks) and the two large teeth together scream croc. What is the age of this thing? Almost all fossils found here are terrestrial pleistocene. Sometimes, I find some miocene or eocene material from much higher up river. I've found a few osteoderms, but never any teeth or bones of gator or croc, so this is new to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 10 hours ago, garyc said: Thanks! I really don’t know if we had crocs around here but I’d love to know which this is! This article says they occurred as far north as Missouri during the Pleistocene. “...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...
jpc Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Crocodilian... but I would call it Alligator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 6 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: This article says they occurred as far north as Missouri during the Pleistocene. 29 minutes ago, jpc said: Crocodilian... but I would call it Alligator. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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