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A guy I know has this:  doesn’t know what it is.  He’s in Indonesia and digs behind his village where he found this recently.  I don’t have any info besides that.  Rhino?  Buffalo?  I’m thinking buffalo.  I’ll try and get more angles because I’m curious on the age.  Thoughts?

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rhino horns are made of keratin, the same material as fingernails and hair and therefore don't fossilize well. This appears to be bone, whether or not it's actually a horn is hard to say. 

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12 minutes ago, PaleoNoel said:

rhino horns are made of keratin, the same material as fingernails and hair and therefore don't fossilize well. This appears to be bone, whether or not it's actually a horn is hard to say. 

Ya, I’m a little slow. Should have know that :)  

added another pic of the base.  Now I’m even more curious 

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