Bradley Flynn Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Im trying to identify these fossils. I'm thinking that they are from a rhino species. Can anybody confirm or recognise these as something else? I have no information on them, but I'm guessing they are local South African and could have been found on the west coast miocene-pleistocene deposits as it looks like specimens from that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bradley Flynn Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Here is another that was in the same box, not sure on this on at all. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 The first small bone is an astragalus. It definitely does look like rhino. The partial long bone looks like it might fit with a rhino tibia. And the last small bone is a kneekap. Also looks to fit with rhino. Here is some woolly rhino reference from my collection. <br /> 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said: Thank you for your quick response and expertise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Wow the 3D is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 It seems like the only rhino species this could have belonged to is white rhino (Ceratotherium simum). Sadly it's population dropped dramatically due to colonial trophy hunters and poaching that has almost driven the already dwindling numbers to extinction. Thankfully numbers are slowly increasing. We have two captive white rhino's on the farm next door to us, unfortunately there horns have been removed to stop poachers from killing them. I'm hopeful that this species can thrive a couple of million years more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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