Willylock Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 This is a heavily permineralized bone. That is not in question. It was found along with many other Mammal bones likely Pleistocene. One has been identified. Another has been cut open and polished to show the inside and it is clear it is bone. This looks like some samples of foot bones I have seen. I would like to confirm it is not human and hopefully get a species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Sorry. I question that this is bone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylock Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Questions are good. Unfortunately you did not propose any questions. You just demonstrated your disdain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't see a bone here. 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylock Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Several of this bones counterparts are already sitting in a Natural History Museum lab confirmed to be bones. I know it’s dirty and was in fact covered in mud and moss when recovered. I have not cleaned it to preserve anything that might need preserving. I’m glad you all have opinions but i was really hoping for something more helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. The dirt and matrix are preventing us from giving a more detailed opinion. Clean them up and show them again. Also, please let us know where they are from; that will also help with an ID. 2 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 i look for several things when fossil hunting. One is shape. It needs to match fairly exactly to a specific bone for me to start an id. you say it was found with other ice age fossils. What else was found next to it, this gives a suggestion of what it is likely to be. A reasonable complete bone will show one or more articulating surfaces of smooth polished bone-- again these surfaces establish that it is a bone and suggest where the bone was in the skeleton. If i have a piece of something that does not match my mental image of a very specific bone then I want to see evidence of cancellous bone or I too dont believe the sample to be bone. I am not trying to be disrespectfull (nor do I think the prior responders were being rude) but what I have seen does not match my criteria. It is possible that other pictures will show cancellous bone exposed or a true articulating surface. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 36 minutes ago, Willylock said: Questions are good. Unfortunately you did not propose any questions. You just demonstrated your disdain. Rockwood did not demonstrate disdain. He stated that he questioned whether your item was bone. A number of us are in agreement with him. You claim that it is not in question that it is bone. You have not yet proven this to us. Bringing a specimen to us and expecting us to identify it, without any locality information, and vague assertions of it having been found with other bones is not a good example of scientific method. 5 of us have looked at the item, and are having trouble seeing this as bone. Please clean the item, and retake pictures and point out what makes you think this is bone. Keep an open mind, and we will as well. 6 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...
Willylock Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Southwestern pa. The only one identified is an elk astragalus. Most appear to have been smashed to extract marrow. Some have deep cups taken out of them. Here is one large sample I cut a piece off of and sanded one side down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Cropped and enlarged, contrasted. 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...
Willylock Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) And I disagree. I believe he was intentionally disrespectful. But if that’s how y’all roll I assume it’s because people often dislike your opinions giving you reason to be defensive. I understand how a negative groupthink can develop. I won’t take it personally Edited September 22, 2020 by Willylock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 People baffled 3 minutes ago, Willylock said: And I disagree. I believe he was intentionally disrespectful. But if that’s how y’all roll I assume it’s because people often dislike your opinions giving you reason to be defensive. I understand how a negative groupthink can develop. I won’t take it personally Not a good way to start off on this Forum. You know what they say about when you assume things. And projection. I am not being defensive, merely stating facts. You are more than welcome to disagree, but Negative groupthink ? Why then would you deign to ask us for our opinions/expertise when you already know what you have? I still do not see any evidence of these items being bone. 2 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...
Willylock Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 I see my attempt at ending the side topic went badly. I apologize for upsetting the group. It was not a big deal to me. Just annoying and I reflected. As I said I will not take it personally. I do not know what these samples are. I only know that they are heavily mineralized. And objects with similar characteristics have been confirmed as bones. I submitted the sample because I saw a bunch of foot bones from smaller animalS that were very similar. I worried I may have a human bone in with my samples. I want to make sure I don’t have anything like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 We are a cordial community here, unlike many other social media venues. We try to keep it that way, and keep patience with all members who come genuinely looking for answers. Because someone is quick to take offense, or become defensive, doesn't mean we need to. I like a nicer approach during these divisive, unruly times. 5 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...
Planko Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Willylock said: I would like to confirm it is not human I will confirm it is not human..... That is the one semi question that was asked. I am not an expert but I do not see bone. Just MHO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylock Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 I am not a new poster. My first posts were months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylock Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Good thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: We are a cordial community here, unlike many other social media venues. We try to keep it that way, and keep patience with all members who come genuinely looking for answers. Because someone is quick to take offense, or become defensive, doesn't mean we need to. I like a nicer approach during these divisive, unruly times. Understood. Your ship. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 34 minutes ago, Willylock said: I see my attempt at ending the side topic went badly. I apologize for upsetting the group... Thank you. Apology accepted. 2 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...
Coco Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hi, 27 minutes ago, Willylock said: I am not a new poster. My first posts were months ago. 13 posts to your counter, I don’t call it a regular of the forum either ! Here we are thousands of palaeontology enthusiasts all around the world. We have a lot of professionals, researchers, people who work in museums etc... Some members have more than 40 years of experience, for my part I have been looking for fossils for more than 35 years and I do not see any bones in your photos either. By your attitude you insult the members who are kind enough to come to your aid. Put yourself in a position to deserve their answer and don’t be aggressive like that because it’s doomed to failure ! Coco 4 ---------------------- 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...
Randyw Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I can also confirm it’s not human as it’s not a bone... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Willylock said: Questions are good. Unfortunately you did not propose any questions. You just demonstrated your disdain. Questioning that it is bone is pure question. Is it bone ? The implication is that the answer has not been given, but is thought to be negative. It is just a dry scientific response. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 6 hours ago, Willylock said: Several of this bones counterparts are already sitting in a Natural History Museum lab confirmed to be bones. Did you find the bones "sitting in a Natural History Museum lab confirmed to be bones"? Do you have photos of those bones? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I still don't see any bone in the images. That is certainly NOT an elk astragalus. Elk is a cervid and its astragalus resembles that of any other deer. The cut and polished object has no characteristic trabecular bone or cancellous pattern we would expect in the interior of a bone. 3 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylock Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 I posted the elk bone months ago a community members concurred. I did not say the cut piece was elk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now