pt951 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Was found by my father in Hemet California. Looks very similar to a triceratops nose horn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 is it heavy or more like a modern bone? When I look close to the pic I would think its fossil and bone, very cool never had a tricertatops-horn myself, so cannot compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I wasn't aware that there were cretaceous rocks in California, but it does look like a ceratopsian horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 The Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks near Hemet, California are granitic. There are Miocene and Pleistocene deposits in the area. @jpc @Harry Pristis @Troodon 1 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Interesting...it does not have the surface texture of a Ceratopsian horn and no Ceratopsian has yet been discovered from California only Baja California. For those interested there is a good book that talks about the Dinosaurs of California The book identifies these dinosaurs being found, most are partial elements, teeth or tracks. In San Diego County by Carlsbad, closer to Hemet, elements of an Ankylosaurid was found has bloat, floated in, and described as Aletopelta coombsi. Partials of a shoulder spike were found so that's another possibility. These finds were close to the shore so that's a big issue.. Unless someone could identify this as something belonging to a more recent individual it may be of interest to the Natural History Museum of LA and I would contact them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Hmmm... looks fairly horn-like but it is missing the typical texture of canals that ceratopsian horns have. The thing looks pretty worn, so maybe the canals are worn off, which canhappen. And the preservation looks very much like typical Lance Fm preservation. But then if it really came from an area of post Miocene rocks, it is not a ceratopsian horn. I am looking a little closer and it seems to have the somewhat random bone pattern of a horn. Bobby may know but I don't know how to get his attention with the at thingy. If I had to say something, I would be more prone to say that it is a horn, but that its provenance is wrongly labeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) @jpc, just type the @ sign and start typing the member's name (no space in between). It should bring up a list as you are typing and you can select the member. Edited May 2, 2023 by Fin Lover Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Could it be from one of the weird Miocene skulls? @Boesse The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Hemet is chock full of Pleistocene mammal remains. No dinosaurs. I'd be willing to wager this is from a very large bison horn or from some other Pleistocene land mammal. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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