Vieira Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Hello, I found this bone in my usual spot in Portugal. The formation it's marine from Miocene period.I never found a bone like this before. Maybe a astragalus? And if yes, from what can be? The fossil have 2cm. Eu also found a phalanx. My first in this spot. From what can be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Neat finds! Maybe pinniped. @Boesse 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...
Max-fossils Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Cool fossils! They definitely look mammalian, and seeing that your sediments are marine pinniped (seals, sea lions, etc) is a good possibility. I'm sure Boesse can confirm (or infirm) that. Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I think the first one is a cuboid which is one of the foot bones. The second does look like a phalanx of something like a camel or an antelope which would be very unusual from a marine site. Harry Pristis or Fossillarry would have a better idea but they and others might need additional photos to narrow down the identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 5 hours ago, siteseer said: I think the first one is a cuboid which is one of the foot bones. The second does look like a phalanx of something like a camel or an antelope which would be very unusual from a marine site. Harry Pristis or Fossillarry would have a better idea but they and others might need additional photos to narrow down the identification. Thanks. If necessary, I can take more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 You may find some similarity with a bone in this post It may be a marine mammal humerus. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I don't recognize the cuboid. That's not to say it's not pinniped - it's just not a commonly preserved element and so I haven't memorized what it looks like in different pinniped groups like I have for the calcaneum and astragalus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 the only thing i can say is that its mammilian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Bobby did not comment on the 2nd bone which makes me nervous in my identification. I am pretty sure that this is a dolphin humerus, especially if found in a miocene marine environment. Here are some comparable photo of my find, about 2.5 inches. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 On 9/20/2018 at 3:09 AM, Vieira said: Hello, I found this bone in my usual spot in Portugal. The formation it's marine from Miocene period.I never found a bone like this before. Maybe a astragalus? And if yes, from what can be? The fossil have 2cm. Eu also found a phalanx. My first in this spot. From what can be? @fossillarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 25/09/2018 at 8:57 PM, Shellseeker said: Bobby did not comment on the 2nd bone which makes me nervous in my identification. I am pretty sure that this is a dolphin humerus, especially if found in a miocene marine environment. Here are some comparable photo of my find, about 2.5 inches. Thanks for your reply... Sincerely don't looks like to me that bone.... Today I will take some more pictures to post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Some more pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vieira Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 Any toughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I got nothing, but maybe @Boesse will know. 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...
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