Foshunter Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Just returned from a trip to Georgia and was suprised to have some comments concerning a post I made several weeks ago "Any Dino ?" Well here goes--I have been cautious about this post fearing I would be put in timeout for being a nut, but this bone came from the Sulphur River many years ago ( 30 yrs) when I hunted and the only prints were mine and the local coyote. It was found in two pieces and glued together, weighs 7 lbs, 11 1/2 in. long and is heavly mineralized. I have found a lot of weird things in the channel, that's what the locals call it, but this is by far the strangest. Lately there has been a plethora of almost identifiable fossil rocks, hope there is someone on the Forum that can help. OK!!--Here comes the part I dread but will let the chips fall where they may, I believe it is a Hadrosaur toe bone from an animal that died and floated out into the Cretaceous sea and sank to the bottom. SOOOOO!! What do you think?--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 i can't help with the specific bone id but i have no problem with your hypothesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Bone yes! Hadrosaur? need someone smarter than me to figure out. Fortunately that will be easy to find Your bone looks a bit more robust than this example: http://ancientshore.com/2009/10/19/monday-museum-2-the-hadrosaur-foot/ Edited September 20, 2010 by Scylla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Whatever the species was that donated the to posterity, I don't think it's a toe bone, unless you include the metatarsals with the phalanges. Really cool find, in any case! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Definitely some kind of bone - very nice find! I'd also double check ceratopsid metatarsals/metacarpals, and on top of that - sea turtle bones, and mosasaur bones (I can't think of any plesiosaur bones like this, and I may be way off on my mosasaur suggestion, but thats for you to find out, i guess!). Nice work! Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 yeah, i was wondering if i should mention something like archelon humerus... link link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 yeah, i was wondering if i should mention something like archelon humerus... link link I think you should mention it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I think it's probably sea turtle, too. If not a humerus, then a tibia. Really cool find, Tom. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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