cjSOWEGA Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hi folks. I found this in a river in south Georgia where there are miocene/eocene fossils. Cetaceans are found here fairly regularly. The flat portion is broken in a weird way, but I'm thinking maybe this is part of a scapula? Thanks very much for looking at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Can we get pictures of it from directly above? Place the item flat on a table, with a ruler for scale nearby. Top, bottom, left side, right side, front and back views would be helpful. 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...
SailingAlongToo Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 @Boesse 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...
Boesse Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I'm not necessarily convinced that this is bone and not a phosphate nodule. Do you have any other images demonstrating that it's bone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjSOWEGA Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 10:51 AM, Boesse said: I'm not necessarily convinced that this is bone and not a phosphate nodule. Do you have any other images demonstrating that it's bone? Sorry, I'm not sure what image(s) would be helpful. If I broke off a small piece of the flat end, would that be helpful to see internally? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 4 hours ago, cjSOWEGA said: Sorry, I'm not sure what image(s) would be helpful. See what fossildude 19 said.... On 2/6/2019 at 9:48 AM, Fossildude19 said: Can we get pictures of it from directly above? Place the item flat on a table, with a ruler for scale nearby. Top, bottom, left side, right side, front and back views would be helpful. 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...
cjSOWEGA Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Ok. Here are some more photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Blue on black, but I seriously doubt it's a bone too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I agree- not a bone. 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...
cjSOWEGA Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thanks for the replies! Any idea what it could be? Byrozoan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I'd show this to someone that can look at it in person. Since you're from "USA" it is tough to recommend anyone specifically that is near you. The local museum may not be of help if you collected the fossil in Georgia and you live in Illinois for instance. I wouldn't chuck this until I had a positive ID from someone. Probably just a phosphatic concretion as Boess says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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