Budgie B Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi everyone, I have found this hook shaped bone thingy, that I would like to ID? I found the bone about 100 metres from a ( Wedge tailed Eagle) nest, and I am not sure if the two are related or not but maybe they are..the bone is slightly concaved on one flat side and convexed on the other. Im not sure how old it is? But I have found some very old fossils in this same area in Western New South Wales, Appreciate your thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Looks like the coronoid process of a lower jaw, of an ungulate. But given your locality, that may be misleading. Edited December 4, 2014 by RichW9090 The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Looks like the coronoid process of a lower jaw, of an ungulate. But given your locality, that may be misleading. Totally agree with Rich. ~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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Plenty of farms out there I'm sure.... "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 can i have more info on where it is? Maby a vert fragment or horn Looks fossilised to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Here's a lower jaw, of a cow, and then your bone overlaid on it. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie B Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Thanks everyone! I'm pretty sure you have the Id spot on, it looks very much like a cows jaw ungulate, I can't believe I have seen hundreds of these in my life and didn't recognise it! I can't wait to find a complete jaw now and compare it with my bone fragment.. Thankyou for your help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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