Visero Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 This was found near a low creek bed in South-West Montana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 100% NOT a "turtle head". I cant tell from your pics whether this is just a rock or maybe a tumbled chunk of unidentifiable fossil bone. I do see a few features that say "maybe" bone. 4 "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...
JohnJ Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Agreed. This is not a turtle head fossil. Better focused images could help determine if it is anything other than an interesting stone with differential weathering. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainefossils Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I agree with the others, I think that this is a rock. This occurs because of pareidolia, the tendency of the mind to see something significant out of random shapes. My personal pareidolia sees a blastoid. I do think, though, that there is a possibility of a brachiopod cross section (third photo), but better focused images would help. Happy hunting! Regards, Asher The more I learn, the more I find that I know nothing. Regards, Asher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visero Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 Thank you all for your replies,I apologize for jumping to the turtle head conclusion. I very much appreciate the information and knowledge you all share. I will be posting another in a few minutes that I would appreciate any opinions on. Thanks again! -CJS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 No apologies necessary. BTW here is what a Cretaceous turtle skill looks like from Montana. They do take several different shapes, this is one morph. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Tim Delaney Posted August 21, 2021 New Members Share Posted August 21, 2021 Aren't turtle heads kinda hard to find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Well, just think of a beach. On most beaches you will find a lot of shells before you encounter any bone, and keeping in mind that most vertebrates have only one head but lots of ribs, vertebrae etc. finding skulls is a relatively rare thing. It does happen of course. Looking at the details of whatever skull-like thing you have is the next step. Best Regards, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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