Flávio Pereira Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Hello! Found in beach, in 2014. It's a mastodon/mamooth feet bone? Local: Praia do Cassino/Rio Grande/ RS/BRASIL Thanks in advance. Flávio Pereira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Hmmm, that is an interesting one. Seems to have some unusual wear on each end. I do not recognize it, but maybe @Harry Pristis can give an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I think that your toe bone might be too thin for Proboscidea. I found the following 18 cm length bone on the internet... It is Rhino. Maybe just a coincidence. I am looking for Harrypristis viewpoint. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I agree with @Shellseeker. It looks oddly flat to me to be proboscidean. I'm far from an expert, but the mammoth toe material I've found is very stout and several inches thick. But the picture angles could also be deceptive here. Maybe a side view would be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I think that important diagnostic features are missing from the ends of the bone. I don't recognize it, but metapodial is a reasonable guess (but not rhino in South America). http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 7:42 PM, Flávio Pereira said: Found in beach, in 2014. It's a mastodon/mamooth feet bone? Local: Praia do Cassino/Rio Grande/ RS/BRASIL Thanks in advance. Flávio Pereira Flávio, As Harry indicates, it is likely a metapodial and there are no Rhino fossils in Brazil.. I showed the Rhino because an Eremotherium metapodial was too difficult to find on the Internet. But since it is from a very large mammal, and not a proboscidean, I would suggest looking for a photo of a giant Sloth metapodial. Sorry, I cannot be of more help. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flávio Pereira Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Thanks! Antônio have this photos for comparation ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I'm not an expert, but could it possibly be one of the South American Gomphotere species? Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Ledger Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 When I am in doubt about a foot bone this big - I always revert back to possible sloth. Euceratherium maybe???? Just a guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_17 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Lorne Ledger said: When I am in doubt about a foot bone this big - I always revert back to possible sloth. Euceratherium maybe???? Just a guess Euceratherium was a bovid , you mean Eremotherium ? Edited March 24, 2022 by Joe_17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Ledger Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Haha, I did indeed mean Eremotherium. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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