jikohr Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Greetings fellow fossil enthusiasts! I don't know what this thing is. I've shown it to several other fossil guys in Houston and they don't know what it is either. I think it's from a fish of some sort, other than that I have no idea. I found it in Hogtown Creek in Gainesville so it's probably Late Miocene-Pliocene. Scale bar is in Millimeters. Any help is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Looks like a 'tilly' bone. 2 ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yes, @fossilized6s has it. Try this thread .. it has a more complete example of your find. I find these fish elements often on the river in Savannah. Found 2 today actually. To be fair, what I'd like is to find exactly where on the skull this originated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 No picture Brett. Just a frowny face page icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikohr Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the input! After looking at the thread and google I'm still a little confused what a "tilly" bone is. Is it basically just a deformed bone? If so is there any way to tell what the original bone was (skull, vertebrae etc.)? Edited August 7, 2019 by jikohr left out a question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Just now, jikohr said: Is it basically just a deformed bone? Essentially yes, an abnormal growth. To be fair these particular skull elements have confused me, I find them often but nailing down a position and placement has always eluded me. One day I will figure it. Brief definition: https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/fishes/hyperostosis-swollen-bones/ Named in honor of: Tilly Edinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilly_Edinger Cheers, Brett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikohr Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Thanks! I wish you much luck in solving the mystery of the Tilly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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