Joe Salande Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 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? Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Salande Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Salande Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Any thoughts on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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