John S. Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Would this be a mosasaur limb bone? Also I found this tiny crab looking thing? From the eagle ford of far north central Texas. 86-92 mya. Thanks North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 More North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) From what I've seen from plesiosaur I believe it is a paddle bone Edited January 8, 2016 by PaleoWilliam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I think plesiosaur or pliosaur femur is a good lead. I have a similar piece from down here in Central Texas. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) Nice that would be cool thanks! Edited January 9, 2016 by John S. North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I think a femur may be a good answer now that i looked at some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Also from the mosasaur material I've seen the bone looks mosasaur but JohnJ has better experience than me so I would say Pleisiosaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 That would definitely be a rare find for me. I usually assume everything is mosasaur around these parts. North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) That would definitely be a rare find for me. I usually assume everything is mosasaur around these parts. Mosasaur is way more common than Pleisiosaur in north and east TX. Most bones I find I also assume mosasaur. Congrats on the great find! Edited January 9, 2016 by PaleoWilliam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Mosasaur is way more common than Pleisiosaur in north and east TX. Most bones I find I also assume mosasaur. Congrats on the great find! Thanks William! I appreciate all the help. North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 John, a Forum search of plesiosaur will give you several other examples. That material is a little more common in North Texas. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks this looks pretty similar North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I think I found a more beat up version today of the same thing. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Very cool it's possible. Could also be a chunk of turtle. North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 From the color I'm guessing Mosasaur but it's too worn to tell. Funny thing John is most of my good items I find within eyesight of the bridges. People just have trouble spotting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 You definitely have a great eye North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 I emailed a local expert. He says likely a young pliosaur. A short necked plesiosaur. North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Congrats on the rare find John. Mine was just identified as part of a Plesiosaur propodial. Crazy how I saw your rare find and went hunting and found one. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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