Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 14, 2018 13:21:38 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Just a few pics of some of the finds from our Monday pet wood hunt in George West. Palm shrinkwood and a black and gold shrinkwood piece, couple hunks of distorted palm, big hunk of paintwood in bright reds with a fossil bone we found with the wood. Thanks for lookin....Mel    |
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Post by fantastic5 on Mar 14, 2018 14:11:33 GMT -5
I really like the palm on the right in the middle picture. The grain is really prominent. That bone is cool Are you going to keep it as a specimen, or give it a little slice to see if there is color inside?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 14, 2018 15:24:46 GMT -5
I'm gonna keep the bone intact as it's the first fossil bone I've found here in Texas. Don't think it has color anyway as it looks to be just gray chalcedony. Wife found a nice fern bud too but again not colorful so she will put it in a plant pot....Mel
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 14, 2018 15:48:13 GMT -5
Question for the fossil guys here. Most this wood is fairly recent I think, something like 10-15 million years old or so. Anyone have any idea on the bone? I'm thinking maybe a worn caudal vertebrae from a crocodile relative as that area was tropical and maybe swampy back then. Would appreciate any input. Thanks.....Mel
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Post by goatgrinder on Mar 14, 2018 18:23:25 GMT -5
Question for the fossil guys here. Most this wood is fairly recent I think, something like 10-15 million years old or so. Anyone have any idea on the bone? I'm thinking maybe a worn caudal vertebrae from a crocodile relative as that area was tropical and maybe swampy back then. Would appreciate any input. Thanks.....Mel Hey Sabre, you should send your question and any pictures to The Fossil Forum. We love to answer those questions and have the professional gravitas to get her done quick. Join us if you like. Best. |
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 17, 2018 13:17:00 GMT -5
Nice looking material Mel....
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Mar 20, 2018 20:25:52 GMT -5
Some more great finds. I like the first picture the one on the left. Is that piece shrinkwood?
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Post by NRG on Mar 20, 2018 20:29:10 GMT -5
Question for the fossil guys here. Most this wood is fairly recent I think, something like 10-15 million years old or so. Anyone have any idea on the bone? I'm thinking maybe a worn caudal vertebrae from a crocodile relative as that area was tropical and maybe swampy back then. Would appreciate any input. Thanks.....Mel Looks more like the head of a carpal/tarsal to me. Doesn't even look vaguely vertebral to my eye. But you have it in hand. |
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 21, 2018 17:10:35 GMT -5
Only thing I had in my search was a worn our caudal vertebrae but I'm not much of a fossil guy at all so you may well be correct. Tried to look up what kid of vertebrate fossils they find down that way and had little luck.
accidintalrockhound, Yep piece on far left is shrinkwood. One to right of it is palm shrinkwood....Mel
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