Auspex Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I think it is mosasaur, but not a vertebra: 1 "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...
JarrodB Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 I think it is mosasaur, but not a vertebra: ~.jpg I think you are correct. It seems like a skull part. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I too think possibly skull. How large is this piece? _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) I too think possibly skull. How large is this piece? 3 1/2in x 3in Edited October 1, 2015 by JarrodB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I can see this possibly being part of a skull, but it doesn't look like any part of a mosasaur skull I've worked with. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Jarrod, I combined your new topic with the old one and moved it to the Fossil ID subforum. It's always best to keep discussions of the same find in the same topic. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) I'm going back tomorrow. Maybe I will find the rest of the creature . Lol Edited October 2, 2015 by JarrodB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Good luck on that! Wish you well. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Found this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KATYTXHUNTER Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Found this.... Very interesting. Can you post a pic of the flip side?? Tom 1 Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I believe that is an X-fish skull part. This photo is of the inside of the top portion. Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I believe that is an X-fish skull part. This photo is of the inside of the top portion. Ramo Can we see a close-up of the bone texture? Just for the record... you people make me sick! Every time I go out to the NSR, I come home with a bunch of junk fossils! 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Yup! Big fish neurocranium. Most likely Xiphactinus. That is a super find. Nice and 3D without crushing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Heck of a find congrats! I'm scared to see what you'll find if u go back again! 1 North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Can we see a close-up of the bone texture? Just for the record... you people make me sick! Every time I go out to the NSR, I come home with a bunch of junk fossils! I'm just lucky lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtdauber Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I'm just lucky lol This looks like marine turtle bone texture to me. I've seen similar large, light colored areas in turtle vertebrae where attached to the carapace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 This looks like marine turtle bone texture to me. I've seen similar large, light colored areas in turtle vertebrae where attached to the carapace. I suggested Protostega but didn't get any action on those thoughts Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Heck of a find congrats! I'm scared to see what you'll find if u go back again! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 I suggested Protostega but didn't get any action on those thoughtsTom It very well could be. I couldn't find any examples online to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 no no no. I found the picture to prove that the find in this post is the base of a fish skull. Compare the two and you will see. This skull was found years ago by a friend.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 oh. And I still deserve the right to be totally wrong.... Snicker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 oh. And I still deserve the right to be totally wrong.... Snicker What kind of fish skull is that and where was it found? It's very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 North Sulphur but never had an ID attached to it. Probe x fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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