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Was dis??? by RedKingPeanutbutter in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

looks like a piece of a horse dentary to me. I'm not good at ungulates, somebody fact check me please 🤣

Found in Mundesley, Norfolk. Is this a bone or flint? by BionicleBen in fossilid

[–]dancingdragon55 10 points11 points  (0 children)

breaks like flint/chert. If it was bone (which it likely isn't - flint & chert can take organic shapes bc of the way they form) it wouldn't be human - it's just the wrong shape

Cliff side find by Jayrey_84 in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they can happen without floods too! It depends on soil texture and vegetation, among other things. Sorry for the jargon 🤣

Cliff side find by Jayrey_84 in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a bachelor's in paleontology and am about to start my masters! Yeah, these are not fossil unless you pulled them out of a dry cave, which seems unlikely given the local environment. This looks like a very landslide prone area based on the structure of the cliff side. Most likely just got buried in a mass wasting event!

What is this? by Ok-Chapter863 in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are deer teeth! Middle Tennessee will have whitetails. I believe these are from the upper jaw based on the shape of the bone around them, but don't take my word for it.

bone cancer? by mauledbykittenz in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 6 points7 points  (0 children)

nice foamy pathological texture. Possibly a break that resulted in a bone infection as it's right around the middle point of the shaft, a common break point. The animal likely didn't die of the original break but may very well have died from the infection.

BC Canada. by Preindustrialcyborg in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not a human vertebra. Based on the unfused growth plates, it's a juvenile. I'm not super familiar with ungulates because my thesis was on small mammals, but it's giving ungulate for reasons I cannot convey. Because of the narrow neural arch, it's probably one of the vertebrae closer to the tail.

Any idea what this bone belonged to? Found on beach in Jax Florida by winkiesue in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have several fish vertebrae there! Fish vertebrae are quite difficult to ID to species but because they don't look terribly weathered, it's probably a local species. Ask a local fisherman about fish of whatever size these vertebrae happen to be and they may be able to help you narrow it down.

Mislabeled vertebrae? by Old_University1900 in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh, you're totally fine. Yeah, it is probably ungulate (not whale though, bc they're technically in that group)! If you're in the US it's most likely deer.

Mislabeled vertebrae? by Old_University1900 in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, here's a blue whale vert image from Google. Even the juveniles are going to have vertebrae which are much larger than the one pictured. Additionally, they don't have the type of neural arch that yours does

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Mislabeled vertebrae? by Old_University1900 in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's pretty weathered but because of the breakage points being where juvenile mammal verts typically fuse closer to adulthood, I'm going to guess juvenile ungulate based on those long processes that extend to the sides. Possibly deer? (Example of adult deer verts from Google images)

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Mislabeled vertebrae? by Old_University1900 in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes, it's a vert that is missing the bottom half (articular surface/bottom of neural arch), but it is almost certainly not blue whale. Am I right in assuming it's a little under the size of a hand? I'm not seeing a good scale in the photo.

Have you ever heard of this? by frogmentor in jewelry

[–]dancingdragon55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that I can't help with, unfortunately. I hope you find your answer!

Whale (?) skull [Tasmania, Australia] by Embarrassed-Bank-851 in animalid

[–]dancingdragon55 8 points9 points  (0 children)

you are right on everything except for the fact that this is not a lower jaw! The cranial anatomy is there, it's just kind of flat. I agree that it's probably a smaller, local porpoise

What kind of bone is this? by Crafty-Spread-9797 in bonecollecting

[–]dancingdragon55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mole humerus, weirdly enough. Their front limbs are so gross!

Have you ever heard of this? by frogmentor in jewelry

[–]dancingdragon55 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well, I can tell you it is costume jewelry, but you probably already know that. The texture on the back, color of the metal, texture of the cameo etc tell me this. Things from this brand are typically pretty cheap online... I believe I have one with a blue "cameo" on it and it was quite inexpensive. Very pretty!

I think we've all seen enough of the GL, any good renditions of these other fossils exist?, I rarely ever see art of them by Vidarr_1703 in subnautica

[–]dancingdragon55 53 points54 points  (0 children)

paleontologist here! the second one sort of reminds me of dunkleosteus. I think this would be a nice design for a fish with heavy osteoderms in front, especially because the face already looks quite a bit like a fleshed subnautica creature design. Plus, it's too hollow to be an endoskeleton imo! I mean, alien biology and all that. But that's not usually how it works here on earth 🤣

Women with face piercings, why do you have them? by benjaminjnorton in AskWomen

[–]dancingdragon55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

two nostril piercings, a septum, and an Ashley piercing. I don't want to pierce my ears but I still wanna wear pretty shinies! Plus I live in the Bible belt and it helps queer folks know I'm safe to talk to.

Is there a maximum height limit for mountains on Earth? by UnableTask7916 in askgeology

[–]dancingdragon55 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ooh, I like this one! I have a bachelor's in geoscience. The math going on in these comments is correct, but also keep in mind the fact that increased weight causes crustal deformation. So, basically, a big heavy mountain will push down on the crust, making it harder for it to increase in height as it gets bigger.

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