Jzybeach Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Looks like the end of a scapula. Probably a larger animal. Someone may recognize exactly what it is from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I agree. This looks like a broken but well worn piece of mammalian shoulder girdle/scapula. Seal or dolphin? @Boesse Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM - APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I agree with a mammal bone part. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Looking at the photos the edge exposing the inner of the bone looks to flat to be a natural break. I suspect this is a saw cut edge so the animal would most likely be a domestic type animal and not that old. So will not be fossilised and the colouration would be due to tanins and the like in the water. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 40 minutes ago, Mike from North Queensland said: saw cut edge I disagree, I think this definitely could be a fossil with the edge tumbled down, if you look closely you can see that the edge is not perfect and probably did belong to an ancient marine mammal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 43 minutes ago, Mike from North Queensland said: Looking at the photos the edge exposing the inner of the bone looks to flat to be a natural break. I suspect this is a saw cut edge so the animal would most likely be a domestic type animal and not that old. So will not be fossilised and the colouration would be due to tanins and the like in the water. Mike Looks like a fossil to me. Tap it with a spoon. If it rings like fine china it is. If it's a lower pitch it's most likely is modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Mike from North Queensland said: Looking at the photos the edge exposing the inner of the bone looks to flat to be a natural break. The shape of this bone would have a snowshoe effect meaning slightly less pressure/area would compress the sediment beneath it until relatively late in diagenesis. Perhaps it could create the force to snap it this way ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzybeach Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 Thanks to all for your feedback. Did the burn test and no smell , sorta sounds like china. As a novice I’m still unsure however I’m very curious and appreciate all your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I am skeptical that this is not a saw mark, but we don't have an edge-on view. Looks like a land mammal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Another vote for scapula from a domestic animal cut with a butchering saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SULLY Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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