• Mason Hintermeister posted a new activity comment 2 months ago

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    @nyla-alisia this is a fossil fish vertebra (more specifically, the vertebral body or centrum). It has been eroded into a cross section. I need a more specific location to determine the age, but Oregon has a lot of eocene, oligocene, and miocene sediments along the coast if memory serves. Nice find!

  • MacKenzie Smith replied to the topic Does anyone have an idea that this might be? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 2 months ago

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    <span class=”atwho-inserted” contenteditable=”false” data-atwho-at-query=”@nyl”>@nyla-alisia</span>, Do you think you could include a scale bar in your photo? Looking at it again, it reminds me of a new genus I described about a year ago from that formation. It is in the Ericaceae (blueberry family). If the fruit are about 2 cm long, it could be…[Read more]

  • MacKenzie Smith replied to the topic Does anyone have an idea that this might be? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 2 months ago

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    Hello <span class=”atwho-inserted” contenteditable=”false” data-atwho-at-query=”@nyla”>@nyla-alisia</span> and <span class=”atwho-inserted” contenteditable=”false” data-atwho-at-query=”@vp”>@vperez</span>. Short answer is that this is an infructesence (a group of fruit). Can you possible provide a close up to one of them please? Thanks! I’ve…[Read more]