Small foot/ankle bone

[diginupbones]

I tried researching this but all I can come up with is that it’s a foot/ankle bone from some mammal. Size is roughly 32 mm x 22 mm x 43 mm.  Found in North Central Nebraska most of what I find is mid Miocene. @Harry Pristis

 

 

[Shellseeker]

You might want to search for pisiform,  although I have no specific identification. 

[diginupbones]

   That’s actually one of the first things I do before I ask for an ID, go through Harry’s old Posts.   

[Brandy Cole]

Reminds me of a cuboid or cubonavicular.

[Harry Pristis]

These bones can be difficult to identify . . . I have a few that remain unidentified.  Even Hulbert doesn't like to guess at these 3D bones from 2D images.  Sometimes, you can get a clue from a homologous bone, if you have one.  It didn't work for me in this case:

 

 

 

[diginupbones]

Thanks for taking a look!

[fossillarry]

Its a lunate carpal (wrist) bone.

[fossillarry]

Forgot to add. Based on size this bone is most likely from a camel, to small to be a rhino and to big to be contemporaneous horse or dromomerycine genera.

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[Shellseeker]

47 minutes ago, fossillarry said:

Its a lunate carpal (wrist) bone.

It is hard to believe that I found 2 of these in the last year,  talked to Richard Hulbert and he identified as Lunate and then I could not recognize it here... I must be getting old.  My memory is weak...  Thank you, Larry.  Jack

 

 

[diginupbones]

1 hour ago, fossillarry said:

Forgot to add. Based on size this bone is most likely from a camel, to small to be a rhino and to big to be contemporaneous horse or dromomerycine genera.

Thanks! Makes sense, lots of camel in my hunting area. Much appreciated

[fossillarry]

All mammals have carpals and tarsals