Thunderchunky Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hello, I have what I believe to be a fossilzed rib fragment from the peace river in florida. I thought it was a dewgong rib bone at first but on the busted side it seems to be "spongy" instead of completely solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Bones are not solid. Thats what the marrow of a fossilized bone looks like. AS to species ID, I'm not familiar enough with the area to hazard a reliable guess. 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 43 minutes ago, hadrosauridae said: Bones are not solid. Thats what the marrow of a fossilized bone looks like. AS to species ID, I'm not familiar enough with the area to hazard a reliable guess. Although, dugong ribs are notoriously dense, lacking the spongy look. That said, I don't think that the bone can be identified to a genus or species. 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...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 39 minutes ago, hadrosauridae said: Bones are not solid. Thats what the marrow of a fossilized bone looks like. AS to species ID, I'm not familiar enough with the area to hazard a reliable guess. Just to come to her defense @Thunderchunky . Dugong bones 'are' almost completely solid (do not exhibit large spongy texture) and common in her area (Peace River). The bones are used as ballast by the animals and show growth rings as they grow older/larger. Here is a good example of a rib in cross-section. So yes, not a Dugong bone but certainly a mammal rib of some sort. For reference, Dugong bone texture: Image Credit: TFF User Plant Guy Image Credit: TFF User Mango 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderchunky Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 @hadrosauridae @Fossildude19 @Brett Breakin' Rocks Thank you for ya'lls help at least I know it's probably not a dewgong. A mystery mammal bone is still wicked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said: Just to come to her defense @Thunderchunky . Dugong bones 'are' almost completely solid (do not exhibit large spongy texture) and common in her area (Peace River). The bones are used as ballast by the animals and show growth rings as they grow older/larger. Here is a good example of a rib in cross-section. So yes, not a Dugong bone but certainly a mammal rib of some sort. For reference, Dugong bone texture: Image Credit: TFF User Plant Guy Image Credit: TFF User Mango Wow, OK. Theres my new thing I've learned for today! "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 16 minutes ago, hadrosauridae said: Wow, OK. Theres my new thing I've learned for today! No worries... they are a funky bunch for sure. I used to toss the bones having mistaken them originally for some kind of in-filled burrow. *face-palm* haha ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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