this bone is 3 foot deep in a wall of dirt which is 6 foot tall. it looks very stange to me so i need help thx. jeff
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is this a prehistoric animal bone "help"
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Ghostwind I live in Kentucky too and recently found some rocks that are shaped so much like "huge" bones it makes me wonder if that is what they are. Reckon we're looking in the same spot?
Does anyone know if bones of prehistoric animals are white? Someone once told me they are usually dark in color...almost black.
What is a good site that teaches how to identify prehistoric bones?
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I'm not familiar with fossils from Kentucky, per se, but I have collected fossils for 50 years and can offer a couple of points. Not all fossil bones are black, for instance.
Many of the mammal fossils of western states, from 65 million years down to the ice age, are white to cream in color. Dino bones are dark, and in some cases as colorful as petrified wood when cut and polished. Just did a google search and found there are no dino fossils found in Ky. And most fossil bones found in Kentucky will date to the last 1 million years. Short description of Kentucky mammal fossils at the site below.
Charlie
Rhode Island
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CMD wrote:
I'm not familiar with fossils from Kentucky, per se, but I have collected fossils for 50 years and can offer a couple of points. Not all fossil bones are black, for instance.
Many of the mammal fossils of western states, from 65 million years down to the ice age, are white to cream in color. Dino bones are dark, and in some cases as colorful as petrified wood when cut and polished. Just did a google search and found there are no dino fossils found in Ky. And most fossil bones found in Kentucky will date to the last 1 million years. Short description of Kentucky mammal fossils at the site below.
Charlie
Well, I know this doesn't answer the original question regarding the bone from Ky., but where fossil bones are concerned, there is no standard color that applies to all.
Rhode Island
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Thanks for the info CMD, knowledge is wasted unless it is passed on and that is exactly what you are doing.
I(We) feel your pain here about copyrighted material, there is so much information out there we could use, but no sense complaining if you cant do much about it.
Btw, if you find any other info, post it up, I enjoy learning about these kinda things
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I don't know what animal you found, but photos 3 through 5 at your profile are teeth.
From the teeth, it can be identified. Just need to find someone who knows their mammal teeth.
Charlie
Rhode Island
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