Mike from North Queensland Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Sieved through some matrix the other day and found this little specimen that I thought worth sharing. The scale is in .5 mm so specimen is 4 mm long so fairly small This is a toe bone from a bird about 100 million years old. It is unusual but the bias towards toe bones from this area is high go figure. The matrix this came out of is marine. Enjoy Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Nice one Mike! Good to see some more bird material from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Very cool find, Mike. 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...
Bobby Rico Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Great find indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Super find congrat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 The preservation is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Incredible find! Bird bones are so rarely preserved Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsonwheels Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 fantastic find !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Here I hope to learn me something: The proximal end seems complex for a bird, as if it was articulating with a double condyle. Could this be from a small reptile? Like I said, I'm just asking because it is new to me. I have not examined many enantiornithine toe bones. "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...
Mike from North Queensland Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 I am by no means an expert either and I have labelled this as bird based on the following but it could be reptile. One of the earlier bones I found was positively identified as a enantiornithine humerus so birds are known from the area. The preservation of these bones is unique in colour and texture compared to all other fossils from the area found. The claws found there have been identified as coming from a bird wing so again bird is known. When these bones are found broken they are hollow like bird material. the area is marine from an off shore environment, but wood is found there so if reptile could have got there that way. Currently the small group of about 30 isolated bone is being written up so hopefully will be confirmed one way or another. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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