Pelvis? Or what? And of what?

[butchndad]

15th visit to big brook today. Did pretty well finding shark teeth and have a small very which I will post. Found another rib and leg bone which I presume to be deer. But this was my best find of the day. Looks like a pelvis but couldn’t find a match. Assume modern from the nasty cuts. 3 inches by 2.5 inches. Thank you

[butchndad]

i think i answered by own question:  looks like deer pelvis which should have been my first guess

[darrow]

atlas vertebra

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

15 minutes ago, darrow said:

atlas vertebra

Yeah @darrow has it. These are atlas vertebrae from just beneath the skull of the animal. 

 

Image Credit: RodandDenise on rodnikkel.com (atlas of a horse)

 

FYI ..The deer pelvis looks something more like this:

 

 

I'm used to get excited by the occasional toe bone .. only to bring it home and find out it was a modern deer. haha

 

Cheers,

B

[butchndad]

5 hours ago, darrow said:

atlas vertebra

 

5 hours ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said:

Yeah @darrow has it. These are atlas vertebrae from just beneath the skull of the animal. 

 

Image Credit: RodandDenise on rodnikkel.com (atlas of a horse)

 

FYI ..The deer pelvis looks something more like this:

 

 

I'm used to get excited by the occasional toe bone .. only to bring it home and find out it was a modern deer. haha

 

Cheers,

B

thank you both. That explains why i couldn't find a match by googling pelvis and probably also explains the (bone saw?) cuts.  Now i wonder but will never know how long ago the deer was decapitated 

 

[LordTrilobite]

Yup, definitely a mammal atlas vertebra.