Joe Salande 14 Posted July 1 Greetings Guys ! This is a vertebra bone that I found on the beach at Daupine Island , Alabama. It appears to be a partial vertebrae, with the transverse process and inferior facet intact. As a Chiropractor, I know vertebra, but not much knowledge on comparative anatomy. Do any of ya'll have any thoughts as to what this belonged to? Thanks for your thoughts. Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordTrilobite 3,723 Posted July 1 I agree with your assessment that it's a transverse process of a vertebra. Judging from the strongly curled zygapophyse I'd say this is likely from a bovid. I'd say it looks fairly recent. Is it heavy at all? Where it's broken off also looks quite straight. So maybe it's been butchered? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Salande 14 Posted July 2 Well, it's heavier then it should be, but I don't think its fossilized. Maybe simply waterlogged. could be butchered. Pretty straight cut, but really not as persist as a bone saw could be, unless it's an old cut and floated around for a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
