ANDREW KLINE Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Was just in the Ramanessin Brook today looking for shark teeth and stumbled upon this interesting fossil. I have never seen anything like this. Could it be a possible vertebrae from a marine mammal or late Cretaceous marine species? Edited July 6, 2018 by ANDREW KLINE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Hi there .. this is a disk associated with the vertebrae ... A vertebral epiphysis disc. Some info for you. https://www.fossilguy.com/sites/calvert/calv_vert.htm#cookie Image Credit: www.fossilguy.com 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Welcome to TFF! It could be part of one called an "epiphysis" which is found in juvenile mammals. Additional pictures and a scale would help narrow it down. (side and back) 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 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I think it looks more like a button coral. An image search brings some nice images of Cretaceous age examples from the C + D. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 + 1 for button coral. If it's Cretaceous, it's not likely to be a mammal. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 15 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: If it's Cretaceous, it's not likely to be a mammal. A rugose button is not completely out of the question. Paleozoic fossils thought to be glacial eratics show up occasionally in the brooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I feel like I see those at Calvert all the time.... Gonna have to remember next time I see one.... On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Looks more like an epiphysis can you post a photo of the other side and size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Troodon said: Looks more like an epiphysis than button coral. Do marine reptile vertebrae grow this way ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Do marine reptile vertebrae grow this way ? The marine mammals I've seen do, see the photo from fossilguy. We need a picture of the other side to determime what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDREW KLINE Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 All seems very interesting! Here’s a picture of the other side to give you more reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 It looks like coral to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 micrabacia? Rockwood has it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 14 hours ago, Rockwood said: I think it looks more like a button coral. An image search brings some nice images of Cretaceous age examples from the C + D. Ooo .. I like the button coral idea .. that backside doesn't look anything like an epiphysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Definitely not from a marine mammal as it is found in a Cretaceous stream with mostly marine Cretaceous and sometimes terrestrial Pleistocene material. This does look like a Paleozoic coral brought down from the north by a glacier. “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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