New Members crlentz Posted August 18, 2015 New Members Posted August 18, 2015 Last week, half-submerged in wet sand, near Jacksonville Beach. It's very heavy, and has lots of great textures and details. Some parts look spongey. Definitely a fossil, makes that China dinner plate sound when tapped. I'd love to know what it is. I posted on another forum and someone thought it might be seal or dolphin related. Someone else suggested an ankle bone. It has a socket feel to it at the 'top.' Any ideas?
Auspex Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 It is a calcaneum, a "heel" bone, but I do not know from what animal. "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!
New Members crlentz Posted August 18, 2015 Author New Members Posted August 18, 2015 That's what the guy at AMNH thought, but he said to post it here to maybe narrow it down. Thanks for your quick response...
Fossildude19 Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Try comparing to the photos in this post. 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
New Members crlentz Posted August 18, 2015 Author New Members Posted August 18, 2015 Yes, this is definitely in that family of bones...hard to tell which this is, it's pretty thick, not at all slender like the deer, but with more heft than the cow...any idea how old it could be?
Troodon Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Welcome to the forum. Nice find. We have a couple of experts in this forum that I think can provide you an answer.
Harry Pristis Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 It appears to be a camelid calcaneum. Species is indeterminate, but the Florida Pleistocene is dominated by lamine (llamas) camelids. An unusual beach find, I'd say. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest
jpevahouse Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Definitely camel, the inward curve in the middle is characteristic of camel. Bison calcaneum has straight sides, horse has a more squared overall shape. Nice find. 1
New Members crlentz Posted August 18, 2015 Author New Members Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) Wow camelid calcaneum sounds a lot more exciting than cow heel. Thanks so much for your help and enthusiasm. I've collected sharks' teeth from that beach my whole life, this is definitely my most exciting discovery (and there have been some great teeth!). Edited August 19, 2015 by crlentz
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