Just some Florida fossil hunting photos

[hunter2665]

Ok thanks bud. Do you find these often

 

[GatorBoy]

Not that particular portion very often find quite a few of the body skutes usually broken

 

[hunter2665]

So this is the very tail end correct

 

[GatorBoy]

That's what I'm thinking unless someone comes around to explain why that's not the case

 

[hunter2665]

Thanks Gatorboy
I appreciate the insight.

 

[GatorBoy]

Anytime.

 

[keegah]

Gator Boy any idea what this might be. Its bone found on South Hutchinson beach

 

[GatorBoy]

Are you talking about South Hutchinson Island?
Holy moly that thing's huge.. I imagine it would be part of a femur from a mastodon probably... Maybe a tibia
I'm thinking probably one half of the lower section of the bone where the joint would be

 

[GatorBoy]

To help illustrate I'll show a photo on much smaller scale.. This is whitetail deer

 

[keegah]

Yep south Hutchinson

 

[keegah]

You can see what i think is the socket on the middle photo. I first thought it might be a vertebrae from a whale. Its about 8" x 11"

 

[keegah]

I'm also going to post some pics which is either shell, bone or pottery. If you could look at it and comment on it that would be great

 

[GatorBoy]

Sure..that's my back yard.
I bet I even know what beach

 

[GatorBoy]

Not whale vert...here's a small one

 

[keegah]

Gator Boy can you look at these pics and comment Thanks

 

[keegah]

Hmmm. So you think Mastodon?

 

[GatorBoy]

That's a piece of fossil turtle shell carapace

 

[keegah]

Wow Thanks.

 

[GatorBoy]

Like one of these

 

[keegah]

Where are you? I have a house up by Kimberly Bergallis