Racheld1 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Hey all, I was fossil hunting on Boca Grande beach in SW Florida and found this interesting piece. It has a unique pattern on it, almost like a glypodont but I know it's not that. Curious to what it could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Hi, need a close-up picture of the pattern, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I think it is a fish tooth plate. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Cropped, reoriented, and brightened. 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...
Racheld1 Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 40 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Cropped, reoriented, and brightened. I just really suck at pictures.. I though I did better this time! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I find very similar things at Boulder, UK. Most finds are croc or trionyx/emys turtle scutes along with limb bones. I wonder if it’s a scute. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Racheld1 said: I just really suck at pictures.. I though I did better this time! Thank you Happy to help - no worries. 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...
ynot Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I retract My previous ID. it is not a fish tooth plate. 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...
SailingAlongToo Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 From these photos it looks like a phosphate nodule to me. 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...
Racheld1 Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Thanks all.. it’s an interesting piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 hours ago, SailingAlongToo said: From these photos it looks like a phosphate nodule to me. Could very well be SA2, but I am wondering if it could be a very well worn piece of turtle shell. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 13 hours ago, sixgill pete said: Could very well be SA2, but I am wondering if it could be a very well worn piece of turtle shell. I really wish we could go find turtle shell and other goodies at a certain spot! Water, water everywhere....... 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...
sixgill pete Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, SailingAlongToo said: I really wish we could go find turtle shell and other goodies at a certain spot! Water, water everywhere....... ....... and all the boards did shrink. I'm with you on that Jack! Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 23 hours ago, SailingAlongToo said: From these photos it looks like a phosphate nodule to me. I’m not so sure. The ones I find are always the same size and shape like this one give or take a few mm John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 The back side of it really makes me feel like it's some type of osteoderm. Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheld1 Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 17 hours ago, DevonianDigger said: The back side of it really makes me feel like it's some type of osteoderm. Possibly! I just thought it was a neat piece from the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 put me in the osteoderm (or some such) camp. I think that most phosphatic lumps we see in lag deposits were once something before they got rounded in the high energy environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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