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A couple of months back, I was pushing to hunt the Peace River before the summer rains closed me out. This was every other day leaving no time to sort, photo finds from previous days. Well, the Peace River is FULL of water and I am finding time to return to interesting finds. Here is a photo of finds from early June. On this day, I also found a seal tooth, posted for ID on TFF; Additionally I posted a couple of hours earbones and a small Botryoidal Chalcedony sample from lower left. This is an interesting location.... Note the almost complete Dugong vertebra and the chunk of ray mouthpalte... both unusual for the Peace River , mostly fragments. and so, I am BACK for a third bite at the apple. What is that fossil directly below the Dugong? Let me provide some photos and measurements: 65 mm x 48 mm x 41 mm.... so a 2 plus inch rectangle. I waited before posting today, because I felt it was an astragalus and could not think of a mammal that would have one this large...and then I thought of a mammal that had a much larger one.. It is not the same, but the fossil on the left is a Teleoceras Proterum Astragalus that I found in the Peace River 10 years ago !!! Long time between drinks. Enjoy the ride.