Possible Claw

[Shellseeker]

So, I am scanning a sieve for small fossils and up pops this fossil. At a minimum, it is the tip of a long bone, but there is the possibility for more. Two things got my attention.. The texture is not common for bone. and the break (last photo) seems suggestive of claw . Your thoughts... bone, rock, claw ?

 

Some Claws :

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/98916-small-claw/

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/1389-some-type-of-claw/

  http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/20064-pleistoscene-claw-id/&tab=comments#comment-222132

 

Edited October 27, 2021 by Shellseeker

[Harry Pristis]

 

It's a deer antler tine, Jack.

[Shellseeker]

2 hours ago, Harry Pristis said:

 

It's a deer antler tine, Jack.

Thanks for the ID , Harry.  It is most likely a deer tine.

Although this is a creek,  I was interested in the differences I see in deer tines I recovered from the Peace River. Those tend to be smoother than this on the outside , almost like enamel.  and I have found many are ever smooth on the base.  This was all likely due to water erosion.

The tine below actually shows some of the inner material. I have often wonder if this one was modern. I had not recalled an example where the based had a cross sectional ridge,  but anything can happen in the jumble of a river or creek.