Wyoming find

[newnan man]

My fossil buddy has been at a site in Wyoming Dino digging off and on all summer. He gave me this from one of his trips. I'm not too familiar with western stuff but it looks like a Cody type. Shame it's damaged.

 

[Older The Better]

That was my first impression Cody, but I’m not well versed with Cody stuff so I’d call it mostly a hunch. Is the bottom right corner damaged?

 

[joshuaream]

What is the cross section like?

 

[newnan man]

That was my first impression Cody, but I’m not well versed with Cody stuff so I’d call it mostly a hunch. Is the bottom right corner damaged?

Yes, that's an impact fracture.

 

[newnan man]

What is the cross section like?

Very thin, if I get a minute I'll send a pic.

 

[newnan man]

What is the cross section like?

 

[11KBP]

The base damage makes it more difficult to ID, however with the parallel oblique flaking it is most likely an Angostura or second choice would be an Allen point.

 

[Tdog]

Plainview possibly.

 

[11KBP]

Plainview possibly.

I have never seen an obliquely flaked plainview from the northern High Plains.

 

[Tdog]

Plainview Lanceolate

Take a look at the flaking patterns of a few in the above link. Plainview's are contemporaneous w/Angostura and many others sharing common characteristics. Wyoming is well within their distribution range.

 

[11KBP]

Plainview Lanceolate

Take a look at the flaking patterns of a few in the above link. Plainview's are contemporaneous w/Angostura and many others sharing common characteristics. Wyoming is well within their distribution range.

Plainview/Goshen projectiles certainly are in Wyoming. However, as I said, I have not seen an obliquely flaked example from the Northern High Plains. In the southern Plains I have seen examples the people down there call Plainviews which are obliquely flaked but then again “Plainview” tends to be a catch-all for a hodge podge of points. The page you directed me to is a great example of, “if not sure what it is, call it a Plainview”.

 

[Tdog]

Plainview/Goshen projectiles certainly are in Wyoming. However, as I said, I have not seen an obliquely flaked example from the Northern High Plains. In the southern Plains I have seen examples the people down there call Plainviews which are obliquely flaked but then again “Plainview” tends to be a catch-all for a hodge podge of points. The page you directed me to is a great example of, “if not sure what it is, call it a Plainview”.

Thanks for the education. I won't for get it.