cowsharks Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I found this fossil bird bone recently while fossil collecting along Calvert Cliffs (Maryland Miocene). I collected the bone directly from the fossil layer it was in. I believe it is a Metacarpal bone from the wing region. Fairly small measuring at approximately 13/16ths of an inch long. Can't believe the thin section stayed intact while sifting in my screen. Any ideas as to species would be appreciated. Daryl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 This is one for @Auspex, but He has not been onsite for a while. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Don't know who owned this one only that it is a nice bone! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Wow, Nice...Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Excellent find, Daryl. I can't tell you the type of bird, but the bone is called a carpometacarpus in birds. It is a pile of fused bones from the wing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Cool find, Daryl! Congratulations. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 8 hours ago, jpc said: Excellent find, Daryl. I can't tell you the type of bird, but the bone is called a carpometacarpus in birds. It is a pile of fused bones from the wing. Thanks JP. I knew there was something wrong with the name I gave it but couldn't figure it out. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Hey @cowsharks - I've been in contact with John Nance from CMM, and put him in touch with a good paleornithologist - N. Adam Smith at Clemson. Nice carpometacarpus! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 That is a really cool find @cowsharks! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 20 hours ago, Boesse said: Hey @cowsharks - I've been in contact with John Nance from CMM, and put him in touch with a good paleornithologist - N. Adam Smith at Clemson. Nice carpometacarpus! Thanks Bobby. John sent Adam a pic and he replied that "it is likely from a Passerine but it would be difficult to get down to Genus or species." An initial review of the bird material at the Calvert Marine museum didn't reveal any similar bones, so it might be important to their collection. Thanks for the tag-team effort! Daryl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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