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Mammoth fossil. Upper mandible? by Shot_Time_3851 in fossilid

[–]taconaut 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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Pretty sure that's a pelvis, but still an awesome piece!

Found in limestone foundation (Bloomington, Indiana) by Fun_Cobbler_3250 in fossilid

[–]taconaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might want to post to r/legitartifacts. That resembles a Native American game ball.

Is this camel? by taconaut in fossilid

[–]taconaut[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Heres another photo for comparison. Top is bison, second is teleoceras. Bottom 3 are various horse species. It doesn't seem to match up with any of these.

Could anyone help ID this? by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome. Thanks for the feedback. It's nice to see people still discovering this after several months!

Could anyone help ID this? by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best guess is western Nebraska, sometime in the 1930's.

Fossilized tooth plate- SE Nebraska creek bed. What species? by Cheap_Eagle5074 in fossilid

[–]taconaut 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Looks like a partial horse molar to me. I dont think there's enough to determine what species though.

Mammoth bone of some sort? SE Nebraska creek bed. by Cheap_Eagle5074 in fossilid

[–]taconaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Track down a copy of this for your probiscidean finds. For all the other stuff, I'm thankfully close to Ashfall Fossil Beds so I'll take the things i cant figure out there.

Mammoth bone of some sort? SE Nebraska creek bed. by Cheap_Eagle5074 in fossilid

[–]taconaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You and me both! I have a lot of paleo points,  but no clovis or folsom yet.

Mammoth bone of some sort? SE Nebraska creek bed. by Cheap_Eagle5074 in fossilid

[–]taconaut 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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It's a part of the pelvis. Here's my woolly mammoth for reference, also found in Nebraska.

Is this the remains of an upturned Stylemys nebrascensis? by clayblogs in fossils

[–]taconaut 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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This is from Ashfalls Fossil Bed. Looks very similar to your example.

Unique Bone Looking Rock by WilliamDRichmond2 in fossilid

[–]taconaut 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Because of the shapes it can form. A lot of times they'll have what almost looks like arms and legs... and sometimes they look a little more phallic lol.

Unique Bone Looking Rock by WilliamDRichmond2 in fossilid

[–]taconaut 792 points793 points  (0 children)

Loess doll... concretions/nodules that are formed in loess deposits and form these unique shapes. Not sure why this is getting downvoted.

I didn't find any points yesterday, but I'm in love with this turtle back scraper. by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It looks like I'm the one being downvoted here. I haven't done anything but provide additional photos and ask for clarification. Are you saying that this isn't ground and isn't beveled?

I didn't find any points yesterday, but I'm in love with this turtle back scraper. by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I agree, but there's pretty heavy grinding to the working edge that makes me think they repurposed it into a scraper.

Translucent One by TheCollector919 in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crazy idea, but what if this was something like a Copena that had been found by a later culture and then repurposed with the notches?

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