Best Fossil Find Yet - Dinosaur Knee Bone

[AusTexDude]

Was out MDing today... found a bunch of tabs, some clad, AND THIS!!!

 

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[creskol]

WoW .. That is a fantastic find! Congratulations is in order for that one for sure!

 

[AusTexDude]

WoW .. That is a fantastic find! Congratulations is in order for that one for sure!

Thanks... I have searched my whole life for an actual fossil bone. Think it's about time to order one of these

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[creskol]

I think so, too! You earned it! Heck I would vote banner if they put this type of thing up there.
What part of Texas are you in? I have a ranch in Sommervell County.

 

[Plumbata]

Hey there, that is a nice fossil but it is neither a dinosaur bone nor as old. It is almost certainly the fossilized cast of Culculla gigantia, an extinct giant clam. I used to hunt for them in Maryland at the same location detailed in this blog post: Paleocene Fossil Hunting in Maryland | On the Trail with Mark, Mike, and Tony

I still have a bucket full of the things. If they weren't extinct I bet they would make for some excellent chowder.

 

[AusTexDude]

Hey there, that is a nice fossil but it is neither a dinosaur bone nor as old. It is almost certainly the fossilized cast of Culculla gigantia, an extinct giant clam. I used to hunt for them in Maryland at the same location detailed in this blog post: Paleocene Fossil Hunting in Maryland | On the Trail with Mark, Mike, and Tony

I still have a bucket full of the things. If they weren't extinct I bet they would make for some excellent chowder.

Wow thanks... that had to be a huge massive clam if that is the hinge. Has to be like a 3 foot clam. Well back to the drawing board on finding and reptile bone.

 

[Plumbata]

I guess it would be "Cucullaea gigantea", but anyway, that fossilized cast is not of the hinge of a clam but of the entirety of the interior of the creature. Here are some images from the web: