Roz Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I am not certain what this spongy bone is from.. I don't think it's fish but I could be wrong.. I am hoping some of you Pennsylvanian age hunters know.. It's an odd shape but I think not all the bone is exposed.. Images of both sides of nodule. Thanks for looking.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 You are finding some cool stuff, Roz! I wonder if it's cartilage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 You are finding some cool stuff, Roz! I wonder if it's cartilage? Thanks, X-man! I hope you don't mind me calling you that but your name is so long.. I hadn't thought of cartilage.. I will do some searches now.. I appreciate the idea.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Too bad it's not Devonian; the pattern is similar to certain placoderm armor. "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...
Indy Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Mystery shapes and patterns in Pennsylvanian nodules have driven me a little Nuts over the years !! Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Mystery shapes and patterns in Pennsylvanian nodules have driven me a little Nuts over the years !! I hear you! I am getting there.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Considering the number of mysteries you are finding in nodules ... If I were you (and I'm not) ... I would build a network of professionals to share images with. Would be most helpful when everyone here is just guessing or throws up their arms and runs screaming out of the room Edited October 23, 2012 by Indy Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Considering the number of mysteries you are finding in nodules ... If I were you (and I'm not) ... I would build a network of professionals to share images with. Would be most helpful when everyone here is just guessing or throws up the arms and runs screaming out of the room Quite a few fossils I've found are at the AMNH.. I do get Id's for most of the mysteries eventually and a few unknowns are there but haven't heard what they are yet. I didn't send images of this fossil because I assumed it was random bone of some sort.. There are quite a few members that really know their fish and bone on here and I am always hoping someone has found the same thing and will help with the ID.. I also send images on occasion to Mark M. I'll send images to him of this one then.. I love a good mystery! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I've known Mark M. for many years ... He's a world book of knowledge Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 You are finding some cool stuff, Roz! I wonder if it's cartilage? You got the ID correct! I just heard from Mark M. and he says that's exactly what it is.. He also mentioned that usually when you see that "honeycomb" structure to vertebrate material from the Pennsylvanian Period- it is the prismatic shark cartilage and is filled in with white or blue calcite... (in mine most of the calcite is missing) YAHOO, that is my first shark cartilage.. Would never have guessed it.. Thanks all! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Nice detail in that piece. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Niiiice!!! Congratulations! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Wow Roz, great find! I've never seen this before, and I learned a lot just reading this short thread, thanks for posting. Also, Xiphactinus, hats off to you for that ID. Bravo. Edited October 23, 2012 by AgrilusHunter "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 Thanks to all! Yes, I am learning a lot too, AgrilusHunter.. I am shocked it was cartilage and very happy to know how to spot it in the Pennsylvanian.. It's very handy to know.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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