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Wolf89

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look modern to me too

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3 minutes ago, Kane said:

Looks modern. You may want to try the burn test just to confirm.

 

1 minute ago, Herb said:

look modern to me too

How do you come to that conclusion?

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Count me in the modern camp, looks like unmineralized bone. 

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just does not look fossilized, best I can do from a picture

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More pictures are needed, but it doesn't look modern or moose to me.

Wouldn't that be some seriously mineral like plaque build up there ?

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Hi,

A friend of mine found what looked like a bone on a river foreshore, it was heavier than a modern bone but not completely mineralised. It turned out to be hundreds of years old and showed signs of being butchered, it was classified as a sub fossil. As you have a jaw try matching the flat surface of the teeth to identify species.

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2 hours ago, Rockwood said:

More pictures are needed, but it doesn't look modern or moose to me.

Wouldn't that be some seriously mineral like plaque build up there ?

I agree for now, I'm in the fossil camp. :D

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Rather than guessing based on a picture, the OP ought to perform the burn test.

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I don't have a mandible from a moose to compare it to, but I still seriously doubt it is a moose.

Was it found in southern (high desert) or northern (forest) Idaho ?

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Well now that we've gotten better pictures it could definitely be modern, but Kane is right we really can't say much until the burn test is performed.

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5 hours ago, Rockwood said:

I don't have a mandible from a moose to compare it to, but I still seriously doubt it is a moose.

Was it found in southern (high desert) or northern (forest) Idaho ?

high dry desert in idaho falls. When I found it, I saw a moose on the walk to the car

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For comparison:

Moose

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Bison

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So it's definitely not moose, but more likely some kind of bovid! :) 

Whether it's bison or cow I really don't know. 

 

About the question of whether or not it's a fossil or not, I agree with Kane, the best way to find out is by doing the burn test. Only the results of that will tell confidently!

 

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, Wolf89 said:

high dry desert in idaho falls. When I found it, I saw a moose on the walk to the car

I suspect that explains why it looks different than I would expect a modern mandible to look. In the Maine woods it's likely that at that age all that would be left is indistinguishable bits of tooth. 

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On 8/24/2018 at 3:16 AM, Wolf89 said:

Did the burn test, smelled like hair

 :ank:

Shame... Still a cool piece!

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   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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