New Members jayjaybird Posted June 15, 2022 New Members Share Posted June 15, 2022 Found in the basement of an abandoned home in South Bend, Indiana, surrounded by farm land. What could this be? (Photo taken ~10 years ago, apologizes for the less-than-great quality) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Cropped, enlarged, brightened, and sharpened. Looks to me like someone's dog or a coyote. Not likely to be a fossil. With this poor quality photo, and no measurements, guesses will probably be all you will get. 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...
HuckMucus Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Little pig and other miscellaneous bones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Can we see close up pix of the teeth? Teeth are important to ID things like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Cropped, enlarged, brightened, and sharpened. You shouldn have... creepiness aside, I think that is one skeleton, I do not see bones that are not accounted for. That scapula looks not like a pigs, canid seems best fit, opossum maybe? Teeth remind me of Enchodus though... Chupacabra is also a possibility. Best Regards, J Edited June 16, 2022 by Mahnmut additional info Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members jayjaybird Posted June 16, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted June 16, 2022 10 hours ago, jpc said: Can we see close up pix of the teeth? Teeth are important to ID things like this Unfortunately this is the only picture I have; had I known I would be curious about this sight for the next 10 years I would have definitely gotten several more photographs for better ID help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members jayjaybird Posted June 16, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted June 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Mahnmut said: You shouldn have... creepiness aside, I think that is one skeleton, I do not see bones that are not accounted for. That scapula looks not like a pigs, canid seems best fit, opossum maybe? Teeth remind me of Enchodus though... Chupacabra is also a possibility. Best Regards, J Thanks - yes, oppossum has been my main contender, but the webbed/fin-like hand throws me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Yeah I was thinking opossum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I do not see in the foto what you mean by webbed or fin-like. The bright thing in front of the snout is the scapula or shoulder blade, torn out of the body and fitting an opossum. The hand would be below that, left of the green spot and not showing much detail in the picture. 2 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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