Vertebrae?

[Timber63]

Anyone have an idea what this vertebrae might be from? It's about two inches thick.

 

[lowflyer]

Certainly looks like the body of a vertebra (singular form of vertebrae). What do you mean by "thick'? What are the surface measurements? Did you find this diving?

 

[Timber63]

Yes, I found it while diving the Venice area. The surface measures 4 x 2.75 inches. The height in the second pic is 2 inches.

 

[lowflyer]

It's bone, right? and not some porous rock? There has been a lot of erosion.
To me looks like the body of a lumbar vertebra from some vertebrate, which from its size was larger than a human. Those rough areas in the upper right and left of the lower photo would be the pedicles of the transverse processes, which are gone.

 

[Timber63]

Yes, it's definitely bone.

 

[Wookie]

Dolphin, whale, sea-going elephant. Could be any of them. Doesn't look fresh to me, I've seen 20 year old dolphin vertebra and they are still white and have pronounced lobes.

 

[Timber63]

I appreciate the information. It is definitely fossil, and not fresh.

 

[Wookie]

Ah. I thought you said it was bone. Heck, could be any old Dino.

 

[lowflyer]

Ah. I thought you said it was bone. Heck, could be any old Dino.

I think he means very old bone, not fossilized bone.

 

[Timber63]

Ok, I'am going to try this again. It's fossilized, and it was some type of vertebra. Therefore it is a fossilized bone. Lol