austinswamp Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I found this eroding from a wall about 8 feet deep at a creek in Austin, Texas. There are many artifacts scattered about suggesting ice age fauna. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I suppose it might be a pelvis bone. More pictures from different angles would be on help. " 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Yes to pelvis. Probably horse. Looks modern. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Yes to pelvis. Probably horse. Looks modern. that's hip 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 11 hours ago, hemipristis said: that's hip Groan. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 18 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Yes to pelvis. Probably horse. Looks modern. What looks modern about it to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Kmiecik Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 53 minutes ago, austinswamp said: What looks modern about it to you The color and clean sharp edges where broken. Erosion has the tendency to round over edges. I may be mistaken. Is it very light or is it heavy like a rock? Can't discern weight from a photo. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: The color and clean sharp edges where broken. Erosion has the tendency to round over edges. I may be mistaken. Is it very light or is it heavy like a rock? Can't discern weight from a photo. I broke a portion of it while removing from an eroded wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I agree with probably modern. The darker color looks like a stained surface and does not intrude very far into the bone. The overall appearance is of an old bone also. Have You tried the burn test? Does it smell? 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...
vellis Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 8 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: The color and clean sharp edges where broken. Erosion has the tendency to round over edges. I may be mistaken. Is it very light or is it heavy like a rock? Can't discern weight from a photo. +1 on the weight question from Mark. If fossilized, as big as that is, it should be pretty darn heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 12 hours ago, ynot said: I agree with probably modern. The darker color looks like a stained surface and does not intrude very far into the bone. The overall appearance is of an old bone also. Have You tried the burn test? Does it smell? I’ll try that thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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