MikeR Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Hi All I need some help identifying these two bones if possible. They are from a Campanian deposit in Bladen County, NC. I am thinking the one on the left is turtle, but I no so good with vertebrates. Mike 2 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Left definitely looks like turtle. Not sure about the smaller one on the right. Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 @Harry Pristis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Sorry, Wolf89, I don't recognize these bones. 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Maybe the one from the left is a turtle humerus, but it's just a guess. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 just an observation but the one on the right has a very low porous area to bone ratio. This may be an indication of dinosaur bone. Most of the turtle and other reptile bone from the Bladen and Tarheel has a lot of porous bone in the middle. Not very scientific though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Turtle bones: 7 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Thanks everyone. The bone on the right was the one that was throwing me. I also thought it could be Dino as I have legit dino bone and teeth from this site, however Harry does show that at least based on dimensions it could be turtle. I have been looking at turtle skeletons online and starting to convince myself that the bone on the left is part of the pelvis girdle. Mike "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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