Darko Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Hi guys! I have something new here and it's very interesting, i think i found a cat claw. You already know that i found in my garden many stuff from Neolithic Vinca culture, such as figurines, pottery, stones tools, microliths and animal bones and teeth as well. So again, i found some cool bones as this claw, but i'm unsure if it belongs to some bigger carnivorous mammal. I compared it with Felis silvestris claw core but it's bigger. I don't know much about carnivorous mammals from Neolithic period but i think that they are the same as today like wolves, bears, lynx, jackals ... If someone would like to help me out identifying this claw it would be much appreciated. Btw, near the claw is i believe some paw bone as well ... Both are quite small and smaller than this battery which i put as a scale . Please help ! Darko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hueso Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Hi, Is it possible to get clearer photos? The "claw" itself is very blurry and washed out from the bright glare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Without getting into whether one should declaw cats or not, as a veterinarian, I have preformed the surgery many times. The post op results look similar enough to your post for me to wonder if it is. The opposite end of the hook should be BONE. Not sure if this is obvious in your find??? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: Without getting into whether one should declaw cats or not, as a veterinarian, I have preformed the surgery many times. The post op results look similar enough to your post for me to wonder if it is. The opposite end of the hook should be BONE. Not sure if this is obvious in your find??? Mike Sadly i can't see what u posted here, can't see the image... If u could somehow send it again. Yeah, if you mean the sharp part of the "Claw" then it is a bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Doesn't appear to me to be a claw core. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: Doesn't appear to me to be a claw core. What can be then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Could be a suggestively shaped rock. You could provide clearer, better lit photos as was requested above. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Kane said: Could be a suggestively shaped rock. You could provide clearer, better lit photos as was requested above. One thing is for sure, it's not a rock. I will try to take better photos later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 I tried to make better photos, but it's somehow impossible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hueso Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Thank you! these are much better pictures. I'm left scratching my head though. These photos make it look much more rock like... But in does look very feline to me. Can we get a few different angels? I'm wanting to try to get a view of it to see the taper of the "claw" from all sides if possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, El_Hueso said: Thank you! these are much better pictures. I'm left scratching my head though. These photos make it look much more rock like... But in does look very feline to me. Can we get a few different angels? I'm wanting to try to get a view of it to see the taper of the "claw" from all sides if possible. In a sec! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Darko Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 That's all from the photos. I tried to take from every single angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hueso Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Thanks!! These are fantastic photos. The more I look at it, the more rocklike it seems. Perhaps it's just heavily weathered though. I am unfamiliar with how claw cores fossilize versus the keratin portion of a claw, so maybe that is what's giving it the stoney appearance. Once again though, that's just what it looks like to me and I'm probably wrong. Id wait for a more knowledgeable member to share his impute on your specimen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 5 hours ago, El_Hueso said: Thanks!! These are fantastic photos. The more I look at it, the more rocklike it seems. Perhaps it's just heavily weathered though. I am unfamiliar with how claw cores fossilize versus the keratin portion of a claw, so maybe that is what's giving it the stoney appearance. Once again though, that's just what it looks like to me and I'm probably wrong. Id wait for a more knowledgeable member to share his impute on your specimen. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I still think better pictures are needed but I took the liberty of zooming in. I hope you don’t mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Also looks geologic to me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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