u/Powerful_Sandwich854

Hi :)

I found this a few months ago in a dry creek bed in the Southern Flinders Ranges.

I made a post on r/fossils because google told me it may be partially fossilised but general consensus is its recent. It was suggested it may be a macropod, pig or canine of some sort. Human was also suggested by someone.

I can see some similarities with all 3 animals but they’re all a little off with the teeth. Red Kangaroo seems the closet out of all them.

I would love to hear your thoughts!

I found this a few month ago in a dry creek bed . When I picked it up, I thought it was a bit of sheep jaw which while not ground breaking, was a pretty cool find to me.

I just ran some photos through google lens and to my surprise, it kept saying it was either partially fossilised or fossilised cow or pig jaw, depending on the photo. When I added the location, it changed to kangaroo or wallaby and suggested I contact the museum.

Obviously it isn’t 100% reliable but I really wasn’t expecting it to be anything other than a farm animal, let alone a possible fossil.

I thought it’d be best to get some other opinions first to make sure I’m not wasting the museum’s time. If there’s even a slim chance it is though, I’ll be taking it in to make sure.

Now looking at it more closely, It does seem to be heavier than what I would expect a dry bone to be. There’s also a sparkly section and a sheen to it that I didn’t notice when I picked it up (photos 3&4)

It weighs 22gms and is approx 7cm in length. Each tooth is approx 1cm in length.

Curious to hear your thoughts!