Shellseeker Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Out Hunting today with friends, I found a rarity for me.. a small claw!!!! I looked for comparison photos but the photos are not detailed enough... SO, what animal produced this claw. 24 mm in length The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Update: Here is a TFF "quiz" from @Harry Pristis : Even with Harry's answer, I am not yet positive which creature produced my fossil claw. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsonwheels Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 19 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: Out Hunting today with friends, I found a rarity for me.. a small claw!!!! I looked for comparison photos but the photos are not detailed enough... SO, what animal produced this claw. 24 mm in length I have a Ground Sloth claw on my desk at work that looks similar to this. It’s much larger but the first two pictures look like the sloth claw. Excellent find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I think this is an armadillo claw core . . . judging from the size, it could be Dasypus bellus. Nice find! 3 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...
Fossildude19 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Great find, Jack! 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...
Shellseeker Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Wow. Thanks to all, I think dillos and sloths are in the same "family" ??? This Armadillo Claw is a first for me, and after lots of years hunting, I still love firsts @Harry Pristis Harry , as always, thanks for the Id. And while, I do not believe very much in Articulated, I did find this 2 sieves later. I am thinking it is also Dasypus bellus. I love the details on both the Claw and Osteoderm. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Very cool claw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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