PaleoNoel Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I want to confirm that this bone fragment has the evidence of gnawing from a rodent or other mammal on it and if it's a common occurrence or not. Found this summer in the White River fm of eastern Wyoming. Here's both sides of the fossil- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Neat bone, thanks for sharing. 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...
PaleoNoel Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, ynot said: Neat bone, thanks for sharing. You're absolutely welcome, it was only through later inspection that I realized a couple pieces I picked up had this feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werepanther Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Almost like two fossils in one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, werepanther said: Almost like two fossils in one! Yeah I know what you mean, it's like finding a piece of whale bone with marks on it from being eaten by sharks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalaeoArt Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Totally agree that this is rodent gnawing marks on this bone fragment. I’ve collected White River a fair amount and have found quite a bit of material with these types of marks. This summer I found a large Titanothere tooth with gnaw marks all other the long white tooth root. In fact it looked very similar to the one above. Nice find and tells a good story about the scavenger interactions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Yeah that does look like gnaw marks. I've seen similar marks on dinosaur bones that are apparently invertebrate gnaw marks. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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