PaulLawn Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I was touring the old town area and went into a collector's shop. There was a bucket of fossils. Mostly broken shark teeth and clams. But there was one that caught my interest. At first, I thought it was a rib because it is about 1.5" wide, 0.125" deep, and maybe 8" long and curved. If my memory serves me correctly it had a spur/spike close to one end that protruded in a 45 degrees angle for about 1". It was also very white. I'll try to get pictures next time I am there but for now any ideas or links to pictures of what it could be? Thanks, PaulLawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 No pictures... 2 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...
Bobby Rico Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, PaulLawn said: I'll try to get pictures next time I am there but for now any ideas or links to pictures of what it could be? Yes please do. I think we can’t make a real guess without photographs but it sounds very interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I agree with the others that we need some pictures, but I'll try to take a guess based on your description. An aquatic mammal jaw (dolphin, seal) and the spike at the end is a remaining tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, Bone guy said: I agree with the others that we need some pictures, but I'll try to take a guess based on your description. An aquatic mammal jaw (dolphin, seal) and the spike at the end is a remaining tooth. Might as well guess a corvette. 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...
Bone guy Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, ynot said: Might as well guess a corvette. +1 Corvette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Let's give the member a chance to post photos. We'll leave the thread open in anticipation. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLawn Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Kind of like the first bone behind the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 19 hours ago, ynot said: Might as well guess a corvette. No, I think most corvettes are red. And little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Scylla said: No, I think most corvettes are red. And little. They come in white and yellow also. 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 July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Sounds as if you might want to use the search words fish operculm, or fish preoperculm. You wouldn't happen to be a machinist by trade would you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLawn Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLawn Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 The site will not allow me load any pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Just now, PaulLawn said: The site will not allow me load any pictures. Try refreshing the browser. File limit per post is 3.95 mb. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Just now, PaulLawn said: The site will not allow me load any pictures. Try again now by editing your last post or stat a new post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Al Dente Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 It is a bone from a turtle carapace. Looks like some type of sea turtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 You're gonna have to focus those pics a bit better and try and get the entire object in one of them. Looks like bone, but it's certainly not fossilized. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLawn Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 I left the site and came back and the system allowed me to upload more pictures. Bone but not a fossil, A TRUE ROOKIE ERROR!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 + one for modern turtle rib bone Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hi, Couldn't be a fish skull bone ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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