Ankle Pick Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I found this bone in Interior Alaska down river of some bluffs that I know have produced mammoth bones and other Pleistocene age fossils. I am curious if anybody can identify this bone and whether it is really from the quaternary or is it more recent. There is crystallization in the holes in the bone and it feels more dense than a normal bone would. Be thankful for any thoughts and information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Very neat find! You have a piece of the pelvis, maybe half the total length of one side. The closure on the acetabulum (the round socket where the femur attaches) looks most similar to a caribou in the book I have, but this seems a bit small for that (but it looks bigger than what a deer would have). Maybe some other related artiodactyl (even toed animals) between those two? It certainly looks like it has some age to it, but the animals from the Pleistocene will be fairly similar in a lot of respects to what is there now. Hopefully some others will express an opinion also. Thanks for showing this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankle Pick Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Thanks for the reply ClearLake! Interior Alaska also had Horses and Saiga Antelope during the Pleistocene that would possibly fit between caribou and deer in artiodactyl size. Curious if you have any comparable bones from either of those critters in your book or know some good sources to continue searching. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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