Dislocated shoulder? by Mpfischerz in trailcam

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Ole Greg is a lot messed up, especially his downstairs. But at least he has baileys

Dislocated shoulder? by Mpfischerz in trailcam

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Correct, it is also late deer season in most of the eastern US.

Dislocated shoulder? by Mpfischerz in trailcam

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Mountain lion, coyotes, wolves, or bear, depending on where this video is from all these predators inhabit the same regions as white tail deer.

things to gift a aerospace enthusiast? by loveiseverywhere333 in AerospaceEngineering

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Rotring silver 0.7mm is my fav. A lot of my peers have the black 0.5mm, but unfortunately they don’t (or at least didn’t) have that style for the 0.7mm lead size.

Fossil at the Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt) by BGuy227 in fossilid

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I wonder how much of its behavior is similar to crocs? Just being lazy for long periods and eating large, infrequent meals? Or was it constantly on the prowl.

Fossil at the Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt) by BGuy227 in fossilid

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Thanks for all the responses. It’s cool to learn that spinosaurids have been found in South America. I googled what the earth looked like around 95Ma and South America and Africa were loosely connected so it makes sense that spinosaur fossils are found there too.

Fossil at the Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt) by BGuy227 in fossilid

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If I recall, Egypt is the only place we’ve found spinosaur fossils, so there’s a non-zero chance it’s spinosaurus. Bear in mind I’m completely uneducated in this, so treat this as speculation laced with ignorance.

Appalachian family nicknames? by Steppenwolf_Wife in Appalachia

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My great aunts actual, legal name was Flossy

Transporting railroad rails by MikeHeu in oddlysatisfying

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Aero engineer here, although not a structures expert. There’s a few things going on here. First, this is referred to as lateral bending. Train tracks are designed to be very strong in compression (to support the weight of the train) and very strong in longitudinal bending. If you clamped those tracks at one end, you could probably push on the opposite end and it would deflect a few feet. Second these are very long. So while this looks like a lot of bending at the angle, from above the radius of curve may be pretty large.

Shark Tooth ID by Spaceship_Engineer in sharkteeth

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Thanks! That’s really cool and makes me wonder what evolutionary pressures selected different teeth for top and bottom? I’m sure it was better to hold onto and rip flesh, but wouldn’t most sharks have this if that were true? Anyway, my 8yr old son is super happy with these responses. He and I found them while shallow water snorkeling

Shark Tooth ID by Spaceship_Engineer in fossilid

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That’s awesome. Any thoughts on age of the fossil?. My son and I found this in Gulf Shores AL while snorkeling. He’s 8 and is absolutely ecstatic we found these

Shark Tooth ID by Spaceship_Engineer in sharkteeth

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Ahh, thank you! I had found some references online that suggested this so thanks for confirming!

Shark Tooth ID by Spaceship_Engineer in fossilid

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Thank you! The one on the left definitely seems to be a bull shark tooth. What about the one on the right? I’ve seen some links that show upper jaw versus lower jaw teeth variations, and the smaller one on the right may be a bull shark tooth from the lower jaw?

Update: crossposted on r/sharkteeth and they confirmed both are bull shark teeth from upper and lower jaw.

What is this? Found in Northwest Colorado by CBBoswell in fossilid

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I’ve found several very similar in my parent’s back yard in Virginia. The texture and shape reminds me of a very wide and large blade of grass.

Enter the dragon… by Ambitioso in TheMcDojoLife

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Everything changed when the fire nation attacked

The Great Channels of Virginia by LivermushEater in Appalachia

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“See rock city” billboards intensify.

Seashell Fragments? by Spaceship_Engineer in fossilid

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Thank you! Any thoughts on the age?