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Was out on the Peace River Tuesday for a day of hunting. One thing I learned from more experienced hunters early on was that it is always a good idea to scan the shoreline and the bottom of the river as you travel about. On this morning my hunter partner for the day arrived just as I got my kayak ready to go. I decided to push off and tread water while he finished loading. I got to the middle of the river and started scanning the opposite bank/shoreline and saw what I thought was a piece of bone sticking up out of the sand right at the water line. It looked to be about 6" long and a couple of inches wide. I went to the shoreline got out of the kayak and reached down to pick up the bone. To my surprise what came up out of the water and sand was a bone structure that looked to be 16" to 18" in overall length. I studied the object for a while and decided it reminded me of a partial pelvic bone structure. My next thought was I hope it isn't cow/bovine. It did seem a bit heavier than I would have expected and seemed to have multiple shadings of color. I shortly realized that most of the color difference was the result of what was buried in the sand vs what was exposed. I put the bone in my vehicle for the day and we went on to our hunting spot. My luck seemed to continue as I later came up with a nice partially rooted tapir tooth: Then I was happy to find the most complete shark vert (scyliorhinoid) I have ever pulled from the bottom of the Peace. The next day my search for the identity of the possible pelvic bone took me to an old post by @Harry Pristis, I believe it was from 2010. He had provided the below diagram to help identify another pelvic bone find. Here is Harry's posting: I was able to use this diagram and the measurements provided to compare to my find. I am happy to say I believe it is a very good match for half of an Equus pelvis. I followed the measurement pattern and came up with the following for my specimen - A = 65mm B = 205mm C = 208mm D = 431mm Here are the photos, the ruler is 38cm long - and you will see the structure just barely fit into my wife's photo light box. Did a burn test this morning and it did not seem to be giving off any smell. A varied bunch of shark teeth, turtle leg spurs, partial dolphin tooth and jaw bone pieces rounded out the day.

Hey everyone, I love picking up rocks and i found this one, i've been theorizing if it may be a pelvic bone or just an interesting shaped rock. Thanks for your help from spain

Hello again, while looking for more preserved dinosaurian remains I found this: It is from a bequest/inheritance so little is known by the family selling it except that it was bought at an auction in the US and properly declared to customs. It was told to be a pelvic bone of a juvenile triceratops. It measures roughly length: 25cm, width: 18cm, width: 8 cm and the weight is roundabout 2.5 kg. If it is a real pelvic bone to me it looks very worn or in a bad shape. What puzzles me is the black part of rock you can see in the bottom right corner of some pictures... On the other hand it is the first complete/intact pelvic bone I was able to find... What is your opinion on this piece? Is it real or a concretion? Is it a pelvic bone and to which species can (if even possible given the poor information) it be narrowed down? Is it worth to be collected? Thanks in advance!

http://www.timescolonist.com/hips-don-t-lie-unearthed-dinosaur-pelvic-bones-shake-up-family-tree-1.21715300 "As a result, Troodon formosus is no longer considered a valid species" (and @Troodon might have to change his name )

Good afternoon, Please help to identify the bone in these pictures. I was told the bone was collected in Colorado, and that it is a bone from a dinosaur in the stegosauri family - not stegosaurus itself but another in the line of dinosaurs with spiked tails, and approximately 130 to 65 million years old. I'm attaching several pictures including some that were taken through my jewelers loop. One of those shows the surface of the bone itself, three more show structure inside the bone and some crystal structures. Your help is greatly appreciated