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Coryander

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Is this a bone? Of which animal?

It's a little heavy, weighing 40 grams. The maximum length is 70 millimeters; the thinnest section is 15x30mm.

 

Maybe not a fossil, but I am curious.

 

Found it in Algarve, Portugal (miocene, I guess).

 

I would also ask you to please advise me how to preserve it. Shall I varnish it?

 

Thank you.

 

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It looks modern, but the one way to be certain is to apply a flame. If it smells of burnt hair, then it is likely modern. 

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Could this be a tuna bone?

 

A few years ago, I found on same beach what may be a tuna vertebrae:

 

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Would need pictures from all sides to be able to make an identification.

Most fish verts are not diagnostic of species anyways, so getting an id may not be possible.

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8 hours ago, Coryander said:

Is this a bone? Of which animal?

It's a little heavy, weighing 40 grams. The maximum length is 70 millimeters; the thinnest section is 15x30mm.

 

Maybe not a fossil, but I am curious.

 

Found it in Algarve, Portugal (miocene, I guess).

 

I would also ask you to please advise me how to preserve it. Shall I varnish it?

 

Thank you.

 

 

This bone fragment appears to be the tip of the body of a calcaneum.  It was a young animal, since the epiphysis is not fully fused, but identification beyond that is fraught with difficulty.

 

 

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Harry Pristis, your approach is very consistent. I believe Bos taurus would be a strong possibility.

Thank you.

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