BobWill Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 My friend from Florida is a major gourd collector and has items on display in several museums. He cannot resist anything gourd-related so he was compelled to buy this item with a label identifying it as a "petrified gourd" from Ponce City Oklahoma. I see where there are some Permian and Pennsylvanian formations near there so that would eliminate those areas if it were a gourd. I doubt we will be able to know whether it came from the Pleistocene terrace deposits to the east but gourd seems very unlikely anyway. This has a very distinctive look and the preservation seem fairly good so I thought someone might recognize it from the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Al Dente Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Femur head from a large mammal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Al Dente said: Femur head from a large mammal. Now that makes sense. Should I ask about how heavy or hard it is? I don't know if it is mineralized at all. Is there a test I could ask my friend to try to confirm anything about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Weird. Not the item in hand mind you, just that your friend collects gourds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Yes, it seems like mammal bone-material. ID is supported by the pleistocene terrace deposits in which those fossils can be found typically. Never heard from a fossilized gourd.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 8 hours ago, caldigger said: Weird. Not the item in hand mind you, just that your friend collects gourds. He's definitely not yer average attorney/mensan He has gourds from all over the world and some very old ones, but most are adapted for primitive utilitarian purposes or decorative or music-related. I was forced lucky enough to watch a slide show of some of his collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 yeah, femur head of , maybe a mammoth/mastodon. Gourd collection... interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 13 hours ago, caldigger said: Weird. Not the item in hand mind you, just that your friend collects gourds. We have people here that collect poop.. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 6 hours ago, daves64 said: We have people here that collect poop.. Ya, I'm one of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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