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Small unidentified ossicle from Gainesville creeks


Coela Cant

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Not sure what exactly I’m looking at here. At first I thought it was a piece of Psephophorus or a tortoise piece but now I’m not so sure. Notice that it has a very distinct ring around the border of the smooth side. Quite flat in both sides.

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Please use other measurements than coins ;)

I dont think its an ossicle. It looks like a piece of a glyptodon shell to me, maybe @Shellseeker knows exactly.

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Certainly found in Florida,  this is an Osteoderm.  Possibilities include Glyptodon and Giant Armadillo... Some around the tail of the Glyptodon are small and round,  and I have recently found some Armadillo osteoderms of right size and shape..

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But like Harry,  I get a vibe of Giant Tortoise footpad.

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