New Members Faces Posted March 2, 2016 New Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 This was discovered in pluffmud on a barrier island in South Carolina. Possibly palmoxylon? Very porous and hard. Any help in identifying this would be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Admittedly, I had never heard of Palmoxylon before. From the first picture, the porous nature of your specimen reminds me more of bone than wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Admittedly, I had never heard of Palmoxylon before. From the first picture, the porous nature of your specimen reminds me more of bone than wood. I agree; this appears to be bone. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Faces Posted March 2, 2016 Author New Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 Oh wow. Do you have any thoughts as to how I could go about identifying age or origin? It's approx 5 inches long by 4 wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Not Palmoxylon - I also think bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Oh wow. Do you have any thoughts as to how I could go about identifying age or origin? It's approx 5 inches long by 4 wide. A few more photo angles might assist a general ID. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Faces Posted March 3, 2016 Author New Members Share Posted March 3, 2016 Here is every angle I could think of in as high def as the nvidia shield can shoot. I really appreciate the assistance. If you can think of another angle that would be better please ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 It looks like a chunk of a whale vertebra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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