HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 I have been meaning to post my Calvert Cliffs mystery bones for awhile, and I keep finding more, so I finally took some pics to share. These are all Miocene finds collected on different trips over the last 12 months. I would be grateful for any help with ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Let's start with this one, which looks like piece of a land mammal, but I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 This is clearly a vertebra, but it is tiny! What could it be from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 This one is shaped exactly like a Pringle's potato chip (crisp, for you Brits). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 One more end view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 This one has odd lines. Maybe fish tail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 This looks to be a complete bone. I have a few others like it, but this is the best one. Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 This hollow bone is bird, I'm pretty sure--but what kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 This piece is also hollow, but a bit more robust. Could it be bird, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Finally, this random bone fragment has a couple of what look like deep gouges. Can these be bite marks from predation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 6 hours ago, HemiHunter said: This one is shaped exactly like Pringle's potato chip (crisp, for you Brits). section of turtle plastron? 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Thanks. I was wondering about turtle on this one too, but I'm not sure it has the right shape or texture. Maybe others will opine who may have seen similar finds before. @MarcoSr @WhodamanHD @Daryl @sharkdoctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 @Boesse It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 16 hours ago, HemiHunter said: This hollow bone is bird, I'm pretty sure--but what kind? I agree but without the ends I’m not sure it can be easily IDed. The other ribs look cetacean, same with the vert. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 None of these are particularly diagnostic: one is a small dolphin cervical vertebra fragment, and another is a bird bone. Not much can be said about bones that are this incomplete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 23 hours ago, HemiHunter said: This looks to be a complete bone. I have a few others like it, but this is the best one. Ideas? This looks like it could be a turtle leg bone. That’s my idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 2/13/2021 at 5:59 PM, Boesse said: Not much can be said about bones that are this incomplete. I kind of figured that might be the case, but I thought posting was worth a shot. Thanks for looking @WhodamanHD, @ClearLake, @Boesse, @Thecosmilia Trichitoma, @hemipristis. I appreciate it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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