jonathan21s Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I bought this fossilized bone at a flea market for my son. I'm not very knowledgeable on the subject but would love to tell him more information about this piece. The original owner did not know what it was, other than suggesting it could be from a woolly mammoth. It measures about 4.5" x 3". The bottom is naturally completely flat with two smaller flat spots nearby. I'd love to learn more about what this could be, some other people have suggested dinosaur but I'm in Florida and I'm not sure if this piece is local or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SULLY Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I’m guessing there’s probably not any information on the locality this piece came from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan21s Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 I'm located in South Florida but I can not confirm if it's local. I do know that a lot of people go to the Peace River on the Florida west coast fossil hunting but it may not be from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 This is just a guess, but it reminds me of this alligator/croc. limb bone that I unearthed at a quarry in SD. As I remember the end was pretty spongy looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Looks a lot like a probuscan metatarsal (toe bone) that has been eroded on one end. From Florida it would be probably columbian mammoth or mastodon. The flat end that is kind of triangular makes me think this. (Plus the size is about right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan21s Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Interesting. I was leaning towards mastodon since it's most likely from Florida. Thanks for the lead about it being a possible probuscan metatarsal (toe bone). I'll do more research with this info. Thanks! My son will love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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