New or old??? Buffalo skull - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
2024年3月11日 · Native American tribes often used cow skulls decorated with feathers and sometimes pigment hung from lodge poles and suchlike. To them it symbolized strength, protection, and connection to the spirit world. Looking at the weathering on the horns and the skull itself it appears to have actually been hung.
Buffalo skull - old or modern? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
2016年10月14日 · The river was very low when I found it. To be honest, I was so darn excited, I completely did the whole "run off with stuff"move, but I will be more observant in the future! I have found quite a few mineralized buffalo teeth in the same area as the skull. Thank you for all of the info from everyone - I love learning from you!
Bison Or Cow Skull? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
2013年5月9日 · RichW9090. The easiest way to tell is to view the whole swkull from the dorsal surface, as in your first photograph. If the orbits protrude so much that the zygomatic arch is not visible, it is a Bison. Unfortunately, your skull is not complete, the zygos are missing. Your skull does seem rather narrow headed, though, so I'd have to guess cow.
Steppe Buffalo Skull - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
2024年6月26日 · I would not have submerged the skull in water to clean it. Soaking sub-fossil bone can have disastrous results due to its hydrophilic nature and propensity towards differential drying damage. Make sure it does not dry fast or the bones will break.
My Texas Bison Bonanza - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum
2019年1月15日 · I had the skull fragment and the lower mandible to carry. The back of the skull was maybe 20 lbs with all the mud in it. I headed back to my entry point. When I got to the 3 foot drop I had to put the skull down to be able to climb up. My legs weren’t strong enough to make the step up that far in the tangled roots carrying the pack and the skull.
Bison skulls trying to figure how old - The Fossil Forum
On 9/20/2024 at 4:42 PM, Wayne george said: Recently i was fortunate to find a buffalo skull believed to be 2-5 thousand years old actually in late march of 2024 right after 3 rd round of chemo Buffalo#1. Then two days ago all treatments were stopped with no good news so again i resorted to fishing and low and behold while walking in water 20 ...
Eurypterid in Buffalo? - Questions & Answers - The Fossil Forum
Posted July 4, 2018. Right under my house in Williamsville is what was called the Buffalo pool. There are supposedly Eurypterids there, but good luck finding anywhere this populated to hit the layer! 1. Jay A. Wollin. Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve. Hamburg, New York, USA.
Bison Skulls - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum
Posted September 24, 2010. Very cool! Once in a Blue Moon, someone will actually find a bison skull with a projectile point embedded. Those are exceedingly rare and getting even rarer because the Plains Indians began obtaining firearms probably 175 years ago now... the bones on the surface do not survive very long.
Preserving Bison Antiquus Horn - The Fossil Forum
2015年9月5日 · I recently discovered a Holocene bison skull and it was submerged in the river. After some research I contacted a member of the Illinois state museum research and collections. He took my skull and coated with consolidant completely free of charge. He was extremely helpful in identification. So you may want to try that in your area. Just an idea
Will Sunlight fade a fossil? - Questions & Answers - The Fossil Forum
2019年6月20日 · Sunlight is a factor in changing all of mother nature just like rain, wind, heat and cold. Ive seen some fossils lose color/fade with sunlight. Ive seen the brown rock from a layer in the GRF called blue stone actually turn blue with time, (one summer), and even the fish bones will turn blue. It may take time change your fossil fish so if it ...