minnbuckeye Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 I occasionally grab a handful of micro-matrix from Cookie Cutter Creek and examine it. Very tedious work. Last night I ran across what I believe is a bone. Hopefully those educated on vertebrates can tell me if it is bone and if so, from what!!!! I am dreaming that it is avian in origin. So so delicate. I am shocked I didn't destroy it during it's photo-op. Thanks for looking. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Looks interesting! Can't wait to hear more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Looks like a bird bone to me. Nice find. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Looks like a bird bone to me. Nice find. I think of bird bones as looking inflated. This one looks more deflated than any bone I have ever seen. What makes you think bird ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Rockwood said: I think of bird bones as looking inflated. This one looks more deflated than any bone I have ever seen. What makes you think bird ? I'm quite likely wrong but it looks like others have seen and seems hollow. It has a totally unscientific bird 'feel' to me. I stick with bird for now. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 @auspex Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Frog bones have been found in that matrix before. image source LINK 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...
Al Dente Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 It looks like a lot of ridges on it, not typical for a leg bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I think you are definitely looking at a bone. I'll put in a vote for fish bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 5 hours ago, sharkdoctor said: I'll put in a vote for fish bone. My thought as well. I think there used to be a centrum from a vertebra on the end of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Thanks for everyone's responses. Bird, frog, fish, and fish. At least I know it is bone!! I have to lean towards fish myself unless someone can convince me otherwise. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 It's worn, but methinks it to be an avian tarsometatarsus. "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...
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minnbuckeye Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 @Auspex, being worn, is it possible to get a definitive ID. @digit referred me to Richard at the University of Florida. I do not wish to bother him if Identification is unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, minnbuckeye said: I do not wish to bother him if Identification is unlikely. I am sure that he would like to see it! With accurate measurements, it is a useful specimen whether IDed to species or not. "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...
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