SanJuanWorm Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Out hiking in the badlands I stumbled on this on a cut bank. You can clearly see marrow (not in this photo) on the end. The size is a about twice as big around as a large mans forearm. Or the size of Taco's forearm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Check your pm. I sent you the email address of a fellow who might help you identify it. I sent him a fossil photo last summer and he was more than happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 did you let tyrell museum know? they would probably be interested in it as well. you never know, they could be missing that body part from one of their own species hidden in the back, just waiting for that last piece to assemble and put out on display. i'd send the picture to my uncle but he is an anthropologist (phd) and archeologist not a paelontologist, although i'm sure he knows someone who might be interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Cool find Dave. Looks like a tusk or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenbow Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Cool. Looks a little older than a few things in my cupboards, but only just. Neat find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I'm pretty sure that is a Leoplurodon bone. For more info on Leoplurodons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I couldn't get past ten seconds of that vid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 hahah i love that video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenbow Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I'm pretty sure that's a dinosaur bone, H2O, not some Leoplurodon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanMcLean Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 SanJuan, I am a member of the Alberta Paleontological Society and have a vast collection of dinosaur bones and fossils. It appears to be a dinosaur bone, but is tough to identify as it is quite weathered. If you have any more pictures please post them or send them to me if you wish. Thanks for the post, I don't get out to the badlands as much as I used to, since I spend most of my time fishing out west now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdock Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 That is the coolest thing ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanJuanWorm Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 NormanMclean, If you have some time and tools lets head out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esleech Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Very neat. Can you get permits to start a personal collection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I'm pretty sure that is a Leoplurodon bone. For more info on Leoplurodons lol, Harry, what the hell was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inconnu Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 That is a cool bone! Hope you find more of the critter and keep us posted....on the otherhand I just watched a bunch of stupid unicorns doing something....I knew I shouldn't have licked that foil pack in the 60's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanMcLean Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 In regards to permits, only professional palaeontologists are issued permits by the Alberta government for excavation. It basically works like this, if you are in a Provincial Park such as Dinosaur PP or Dry Island PP, you cannot keep any fossils you find. If you are outside the parks, you can keep a fossil if found on the surface and not still in its original matrix. This law is to discourage commercial fossil sellers like they have in Montana, Wyoming and Dakota. Personally I believe this rule is a bit severe and discourages amateur fossil collectors from finding new specimens. My collection is full of fossils I have dislodged from the ground, but I don't do any excavating and have given the Tyrell Museum the location of a skeleton of a duck-billed dinosaur I found a few years ago. They can do the grunt work. And just like fishing on private land you do need landowners permission. Most folks I have met have no problem with you staggering around their badlands. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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