bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 this one is a stumper on here I bet. What part is this one?
Plax Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 it looks like a worn, then broken rock. Is it heavy like a rock? What do you suspect it is?
Xiphactinus Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Can you give us more info.....where it's from, etc? It's interesting looking, but need more and better photos for a good ID.
bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 The cells are obvious in the 2nd pic. No better pics are needed for identification. It is bone from Utah. Jurassic. The cells are obvious in first pic but they are worn by elements. A lot of agatized bone will have a side that has been worn by elements. Reason being is that it is illegal to dig these bones up since 1973 and you have to come across them lying on the ground exposed.
fossilized6s Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 No disrespect, but if you're already convinced that this is a agatized dinosaur bone what do you need us for? If you're educated enough to ID this as agatized bone then you should know that it is almost impossible to ID something from just a weathered fragment that doesn't have any defining characteristics. If it is agatized bone, i would slice it into 1/4" slabs then polish it, and just enjoy it's beauty! 1 ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG
Mr_ed Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Interesting.. Agatized eh.. Nothing about that rock looks agatized... Do you ever find these bones in road cuts and such?.. And if you do .. can you keep them?
bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 oh but it does have defining characteristics. The cells are obvious. I was just wondering if you could I.D what part of dino this is. Like a human body there are so many bones to a dinosaur, which aren't many when you think about it by breaking them down. As far as cutting this into multiple pieces, I feel that one cut would be plenty on this particular piece but I am leaving it as is.
Plax Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 sorry man, I was going by "just east of st louis" and thought it was a river rock, when we make our guesses for identification we use what information we have of you'd never get a reply, I realize now that this was a quiz.
bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 Interesting.. Agatized eh.. Nothing about that rock looks agatized... Do you ever find these bones in road cuts and such?.. And if you do .. can you keep them? nothing looks agatized. hmmmm. You have to look close. In the second pic there is yellow showing on the side. Oh there it is. It takes a keen eye to see some agatized bone. Im shure you can find them in road cuts and such. Yes you can keep them, especially on private land. There is an amount you can keep per day on BLM land also. You can look up each individual state's BLM laws. Thing is it is a lot harder to find nice agatized pieces nowdays. Most all are broken pieces scattered. This is due to the fact that you have to collect them on the surface and no digging. Also the well known areas of agatized bone have been searched over and over. I get all mine from old collections around Utah.
bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 sorry man, I was going by "just east of st louis" and thought it was a river rock, when we make our guesses for identification we use what information we have of you'd never get a reply, I realize now that this was a quiz. ok.lol. I will admit that there isn't any colorful rocks around here. All that is around here is boring quartz rock.
Roadrunner Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) ok.lol. I will admit that there isn't any colorful rocks around here. All that is around here is boring quartz rock. ? Edited June 4, 2014 by Roadrunner
Auspex Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Not trolling at all; he simply asked whether we could identify the type of dinosaur bone his specimen represents. That I am unable to even see the specimen as bone is not his fault. "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!
PRK Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) As dino is doubtful, clearer pictures would help immensley. Edited June 4, 2014 by PRK
Xiphactinus Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) bhaitt - If you want a good ID, nothing beats an "in-hand" inspection. I suggest you bring your specimens to ID to a meeting of the Eastern Missouri Society for Paleontology. We meet the 2nd Friday of each month, at Washington University. We take the summers off, through, because people are out collecting. www.mofossils.com Edited June 4, 2014 by Xiphactinus
PRK Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 But then how will this be resolved here on the FF? I'm sure better pics of the broken end will be diognistic.
bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 bhaitt - If you want a good ID, nothing beats an "in-hand" inspection. I suggest you bring your specimens to ID to a meeting of the Eastern Missouri Society for Paleontology. We meet the 2nd Friday of each month, at Washington University. We take the summers off, through, because people are out collecting. www.mofossils.com right on. I been thinking about going to one of them meeting to see what they insist of. I don't live all that far from Wash. U.
bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) for the love of god, people.lol Click on the 2nd pic. This is a VERY EASY bone specimen to see the cells. You guys are f n with me, right? Edited June 4, 2014 by bhiatt
fossilized6s Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Your OP is not whether it is bone or not, but what part of the dinosaur it came from, right? Let's just say it is in fact a dino bone, it's still just a fragment. I cant even tell which way is up. I don't see any defining characteristics to determine what part this would be from. (No curves, joint sockets, spines, lumps, bumps or stumps) IDK what else to tell you sir. Edited June 4, 2014 by fossilized6s ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG
Fossildude19 Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 for the love of god, people.lol Click on the 2nd pic. This is a VERY EASY bone specimen to see the cells. You guys are f n with me, right? No one is "messing with you". Your pictures quite honestly, are not great quality, ...and I actually find them rather blurry, myself. NOT "Very Easy bone specimen to see the cells" from your pictures. More well lit, in focus, close up pictures would help tell the story. You came to us for help, and we are trying, but, you really need to upload better quality pictures for us to be of any assistance. Or, you can take it somewhere to have it looked at in person. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me
Auspex Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 for the love of god, people.lol Click on the 2nd pic. This is a VERY EASY bone specimen to see the cells. You guys are f n with me, right? Yeah, this one has a more suggestive texture than the one in your other topic: From the image, though, it's still not a slam-dunk for me (my fault, not yours). "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!
bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 Your OP is not whether it is bone or not, but what part of the dinosaur it came from, right? Let's just say it is in fact a dino bone, it's still just a fragment. I cant even tell which way is up. I don't see any defining characteristics to determine what part this would be from. (No curves, joint sockets, spines, lumps, bumps or stumps) IDK what else to tell you sir. so its not curved?
bhiatt Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 Yeah, this one has a more suggestive texture than the one in your other topic: ~.JPG From the image, though, it's still not a slam-dunk for me (my fault, not yours). texture? never heard that term used before when I.D ing bone.
Auspex Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 texture? never heard that term used before when I.D ing bone. Lotsa' firsts today! Allowing that it is bone (I'm sure it is more obvious in the hand, especially to someone who actively collects such), it is still going to be pretty hard to get much more of an ID beyond "chunkosaur" for it, IMO. "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!
Xiphactinus Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Can you photograph it dry and with less contrast? That's what's making it hard for me. The water on it and the hard sharpening is making it confusing to see details.
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