SomeOtherHominid Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Welcome to TFF! Can We see the other sides and ends? (Please include a scale). Also where was it found? 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...
SomeOtherHominid Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 I am new to this site so I don't know how to post everything efficiently. I found it in Maine in a creek next to my grandparents house. It is 6 1/2 Inches long. I will post more photos soon and will keep you posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 It being a Pleistocene fossil is probably not completely out of the question, but even that would be extremely unlikely from a stream. The surface waters here are too acidic for bones to survive for very long. This is more likely to be a modern bone. Minerals and other elements in ground water quickly stain bone dark. Bones that have been cooked are more often mistaken for fossils. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeOtherHominid Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Thank you! My grandparents house used to be a farm with goats. I have thought to myself that it could be a modern goat bone, but it has always peaked my interest. Here are some more pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeOtherHominid Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Also worth mentioning: it has bite marks on the back of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 2 hours ago, SomeOtherHominid said: Also worth mentioning: it has bite marks on the back of it Rodents, porcupines especially, commonly gnaw on bones. For their mineral content, I believe. It's difficult to find shed antlers that haven't been chewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeOtherHominid Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 I appreciate the help. If I find anything more interesting I'll post it. I agree it could more likely be a modern bone, but I don't know what it would belong to. Most of my fossil hunts have been in Maine and I will probably go back for some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Can you put a flame on it? If it’s modern it will smell pretty bad, if fossilised it won’t smell. can we we have a scale that’s recognised internationally ie a ruler not a coin. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeOtherHominid Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 I will put a flame to a fragment that fell off, but I would have a hard time putting a flame to the whole thing. Somewhat switching gears, does anybody know what animal it would belong to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDye Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 13 hours ago, SomeOtherHominid said: I will put a flame to a fragment that fell off, but I would have a hard time putting a flame to the whole thing. Somewhat switching gears, does anybody know what animal it would belong to? Not sure what animal, but it looks to be a scapula (shoulder bone), some reference (coin or soda can) would be useful to determine how big it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 11 minutes ago, RyanDye said: some reference (coin or soda can) Please us a ruler. non American members may not know the sizes of US coins. My guess on this is a cow scapula, but knowing the size may change that. 1 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...
RyanDye Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, ynot said: Please us a ruler. non American members may not know the sizes of US coins. My guess on this is a cow scapula, but knowing the size may change that. Oh yeah, thanks I completely forgot about that, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 22 hours ago, SomeOtherHominid said: Most of my fossil hunts have been in Maine and I will probably go back for some more Finding any good stuff ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeOtherHominid Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 I did find a Brachiopod fossil at Reid State park. That's all I've found that I know for sure is a fossil. I thought i'd ask, are there any Pleistocene fossils in Maine. I live in NH but I do visit Maine very frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 3 hours ago, SomeOtherHominid said: I did find a Brachiopod fossil at Reid State park. That's all I've found that I know for sure is a fossil. I thought i'd ask, are there any Pleistocene fossils in Maine. I live in NH but I do visit Maine very frequently. In the southern part of the state it's about all that can really be collected other than stray eratics such as you have. They would be found in the Presumpscott formation. It's a marine clay which is bluish in color when freshly exposed, but weathers to brown. It is often easier to find in gravel pit exposures. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeOtherHominid Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 Here is the size comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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