TimWillDye Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Hello new friends, My family just returned from a trip to Edisto Beach South Carolina, USA. We were walking the beach between Jeremy's Cay and the Pavilion looking for shells and shark's teeth when we almost tripped over this specimen. Based on image searches, it appears to be an atlas vertebrae possibly from a Bison. I am interested in a proper ID and learning as much as I can about it. I am attaching images, but if you need more information or better images, please let me know. I really appreciate any help you can give. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) Hello and welcome to the forum! Here is a chart from Stanley Olsen's very useful book, "Post-Cranial Skeletal Characteristics of Bos and Bison" that compares bison with modern cattle and may be helpful to you for comparison. Edited October 19, 2022 by Brandy Cole Left out important description 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimWillDye Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Thanks a lot! This should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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