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Middle Pliocene Vertebrate unknown and long bone


NevadaHunter

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Hi all, I was hoping to get an ID on these two bones I found today. They both have a stylus and at least 2 facets for articulation. I’m guessing maybe some foot bones? 
 

-also I’ve been gluing this long bone together with some paraloid B-72. I have both distal and proximal heads, but without knowing the type of bone, you can imagine it’s difficult to piece together. I just have finished all but those two aspects, I have roughly about 5” of bone left and I’m currently at about 17” in total length. Could it be to a camel? What bone may this be?
 

thanks in advance! 
 

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I believe your first two bones are the centroquartal bone which is a tarsal bone in certain mammals.  Essentially an "ankle" bone only in the ungulates it is way up the leg since they stand on their toes.  Which animal it is from, I don't know without a handy comparative collection.

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55 minutes ago, ClearLake said:

I believe your first two bones are the centroquartal bone which is a tarsal bone in certain mammals.  Essentially an "ankle" bone only in the ungulates it is way up the leg since they stand on their toes.  Which animal it is from, I don't know without a handy comparative collection.

Thank you! That was kinda my hunch. 

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1 hour ago, ClearLake said:

I believe your first two bones are the centroquartal bone which is a tarsal bone in certain mammals.  Essentially an "ankle" bone only in the ungulates it is way up the leg since they stand on their toes.  Which animal it is from, I don't know without a handy comparative collection.

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