mommabetts Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 [attachm ent=12306:fossils_3_019.jpg]I have had this for a long time now and have yet to figure out for sure what it is. I think it is a jaw of some kind but would not bet on it. It deosn't have the typical bone structure that most bones have but I still think that it is bone. On the outside of it it looks like some of the hide is still on it. The hide part is a good 1/8 inch thick and has the texture and look of thick skin. This is one of the first things that I ever found at the NSR, ozan formation, middle campanian, upper cretaceous. It is about 1 1/2 inches thick overall 2 1/2 x 2 inches. Any ideas?????? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 i think you may have something there, cant give a clear id yet, is there any chance for a more clear picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 My camera isn't a very good one and I have been trying to get clear pics of it for a few days and these where the best that I could come up with, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 My camera isn't a very good one and I have been trying to get clear pics of it for a few days and these where the best that I could come up with, sorry its ok, its just so hard to tell what you got there lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Concretion perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 I don't think concretion because of the different textures and because of the way that the back side has the different sections together. To me, it looks like the piece of jaw that forms the back of it, if that make any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 ...On the outside of it it looks like some of the hide is still on it. The hide part is a good 1/8 inch thick and has the texture and look of thick skin... I assume that the "hide" is stoney? I don't think the NSR is known for petrified skin (practically no place is). Look beyond what it "looks like"; another possibility may be waiting patiently. Ask yourself "if it's not hide, what else could it be?". "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...
mommabetts Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 That is why it has puzzled me so much. I have looked at this thing with a microscope for hours and it reminds me of a thick hide. I have tried to figure out what else could it be, I don't know, I have looked in every book that I have, too many to count, and I have not seen anything even close, I am at a lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 That is why it has puzzled me so much. I have looked at this thing with a microscope for hours and it reminds me of a thick hide. I have tried to figure out what else could it be, I don't know, I have looked in every book that I have, too many to count, and I have not seen anything even close, I am at a lose. ok.well can you maybe drawl us what you see that might help us with an id Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 I will see if I can borrow a better camera that will show more detail and get it posted in a day or two. I really don't have a clue as to what it is and it has been bugging me for a long time now. Thank for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I will see if I can borrow a better camera that will show more detail and get it posted in a day or two. I really don't have a clue as to what it is and it has been bugging me for a long time now. Thank for the help would love a better camera, ok well untill then i feel no one know what it is (= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I hope I'm wrong, but prepare yourself for the possibility that it might be a very clever rock. "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...
screweduptexan Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 It looks like to me to be an overcooked porkchop. Most definitely. That would explain the "hide". I can't come up with anything clever enough for my signature...yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I hope I'm wrong, but prepare yourself for the possibility that it might be a very clever rock. I've met many...they break your heart and steal your wallet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I hope I'm wrong, but prepare yourself for the possibility that it might be a very clever rock. it could be you never know, i just want to see what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I too can't determine what it is from the pictures, but seeing where you are from, I am sure that you could show it to some other collectors in TX for them to help with the ID. For your sake, I hope it is a real good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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