johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 I found this small vertebra the other day on a river gravel bank. It's different from others I've found... the spinal canal has a small opening compared to the body... but I really was wondering about the lines that go outward from the body on the transverse process. I haven't seen that on any of my other vertebrae finds. I wondered if it's unique to a specific mammal? This bone is solid and completely mineralized. It measures 2.25 inches across the front x 2.25 inches front to back with what's left. 1.5 inches top to bottom. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
fossilus Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Generally a small neutral canal points to caudal (tail). You might look at alligator, sloth, elephant, animals that have larger tail bones. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 @fossilus That's real interesting. That's good info and I'm going to start looking in that direction. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
fossilus Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 3 hours ago, val horn said: ?croc Yes, my first thought would be to check gator- it kind of has that look. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
automech Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Nice color!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GPayton Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Looks like alligator to me, maybe one of the caudals? Even though both ends are pretty worn the vertebra looks like it has the front concave and back convex feature that's characteristic of reptiles. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 Thanks everyone. I should have paid attention to the convex side and how pronounced it is. I have seen that on gators before and it didn't click. I wonder how big it was? Seems like a decent size vertebra. Link to post Share on other sites
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