MrR Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 And so I return with another question about a particular, probably cetacean, bone. In my last adventure, we ascertained that a piece of bone, with cylindrical resemblances, was from a rib. With how little curve it had along it's length, I suspect it was from a large creature. I also have another interestingly shaped/textured bone fossil from the same general, Miocene, area in Bakersfield. As you can see, the glued specimen is a bit over 150mm in length, and sits about 70mm wide(tall?). One side is very flat along the length of the piece. Since it has what appear to be termination points, I figure that a general ID for body position might be possible. This is where I again go to thinking a possible jaw part. Like perhaps the rear portion of a mysticete lower jaw? I know, there I go again. As I said, the texture is not smooth like the rib I was given. It's got a lot of bumps and shallow crags around the curved portions. Thanks ahead of time for any input on possible ID. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 @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...
Auspex Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Just using general morphology to ID this may be a tall order. On the flat side, the exposed trabeculae show that the bone has been split, and that we cannot tell what shape it may originally have been. 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Hey Brian, I have a whole box of STH bones you are more than welcome to rummage through and attempt to make into a jaw. There may actually be some unidentified jaw sections in there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Thanks, Doren. Well, OK, let me at 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 ?Mysticeti indet. Not possible to ID based on anything other than 1) it's mammalian bone and 2) it's big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 Thank you for sharing your expertise. Mammal chunkosaurus it is. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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