TRexEliot Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I found this small and delicate, nearly intact marine reptile bone in Big Brook yesterday, and I'm wondering if anyone can identify it. The bone is just under an inch in length. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRexEliot Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 @Carl @frankh8147 @Fossildude19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Sorry, ... I've got nothing. 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...
TRexEliot Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 @Fossildude19 No problem, thanks for taking a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon, Alex, what do you think? Best Regards, Jan Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Maybe a turtle phalange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 All I can say is that 1) this is neither mosasaur nor plesiosaur; 2) this is a long bone of some kind; 3) which is not a phalanx and 4) not a femur (due to lack of femoral head); 5) likely not from the lower arm or lower leg either; and 5) that derives from an aquatic reptile for the flattening of the bone on one side. Turtle, as @M Harvey suggests, would therefore not be a bad guess, especially not when comparing to the below examples of the humeri of a snapping turtle and a box turtle (source 1 and source 2): Turtles really aren't my area of expertise, however, so I'm calling in some more knowledgeable members to see if they can confirm this and, maybe even, narrow it down a bit further: @Al Dente @Harry Pristis @Shellseeker 2 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark57 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Looks like a turtle femur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 @Tidgy's Dad, if he is not brumating any more? 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 I'm also getting a turtle vibe from this one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 I was going to say almost the same as Carl - " a turtley vibe", but I am not quite sure which bone it could be if that is the case. Bit woozy after my brumation, perhaps. 1 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Tibia? https://boneidentification.com/bones/common-snapping-turtle-fibula/ 3 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRexEliot Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 @Mahnmut Turtle tibia seems very promising! I'm far from an expert, but this looks like the best match so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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