Spoons Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Hey y’all what’s up my dudes. To be completely honest I’m not even sure if this is a fossil. This come from a late uncle of mine, I inherited his collection, and most of the contents are unlabeled. Anyway Here are some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spoons Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 It’s pretty light in the hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Looks to be an atlas vertebra, of what I can't answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 or possibly an axis. Looks like it was found in a marine environment. If it's light weight, and from the sea, it's most likely modern, but not necessarily marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Atlas, likely bison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 32 minutes ago, caldigger said: Looks to be an atlas vertebra, of what I can't answer. 32 minutes ago, caldigger said: Looks to be an atlas vertebra, of what I can't answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 It’s a Cetacean Atlas Maybe? It looks a lot like Allodelphis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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caldigger Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Let's try @Boesse It would help tremendously if you had more information on it in regards to location found, deposit age, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Picture two looks awfully like atlas vertebra of bison priscus bone I found in Pleistocene layer month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 This is definitely from a land mammal and not from a cetacean. Lots of close matches on a google image search for bison atlas vertebra: https://www.google.com/search?q=bison+atlas+vertebra&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ACYBGNTerPrGHVb1FmNVrj4UshRHvlfQdA:1578846620627&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPu-j_vf7mAhXDUt8KHY3HDhEQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1920&bih=944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Agree with bison atlas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 Thanks for all the Replies Guys! On 10/17/2019 at 4:33 PM, caldigger said: Let's try @Boesse It would help tremendously if you had more information on it in regards to location found, deposit age, etc. Unfortunately, like I said, the person who would possibly know any details has unfortunately passed some time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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