Paleontologist needed!

Jul 10, 2022 9:13 PM

dwideshruud

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Found this at the beach this morning, trying to figure out what type of bone it is and what it might have come from.

bones

paleontology

fossils

Whale?

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's poop.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Human femur, age 0-110yrs. Not a paleontologist, just a rando Texan on the interwebs, so use this info at own risk

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Probably copralite, taste it to find out

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3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I’ve played as one in a video game once, would that work? My experience suggests you need a machete and a pistol.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Maybe phalanges?

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Its a funny bone

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is it a bone or fossil? Fossil will be way heavier. Seems like a flipper from a whale.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Likely whale

3 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

It's an Indian love stone- It'S a FuCkInG RoCk

3 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 2

You fucking rock.

3 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Did you try radio carbon dating it?

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Whale phalanges. Not a paleontologist, but anthropologist that studied forensic science and marine science. My best guess.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Definitely a leg bone, maybe from a lamb or pig. Most likely this was someone lunch, you can tell from the marking that someone took a 1/2

3 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 2

That is way too fat to be a lamb.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

knife too it too cut of the meat. if the sea washed it up its probably less than 100 years old. If it was buried near could be up to 2000

3 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Source: i do the history and such

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3 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Just kidding. Nice find.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm thinking toe bone..like mid foot

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Could be, we think it might be a small tibia

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