ozarkdiver Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I found these on a sandbar while kayaking down the Missouri River (down stream from Kansas City) about two weeks ago. All of the pieces appear to be in various states of mineralization, with the large dark bone, and vertebrae being very dense and hard (mineral replacement?) We are very curious as to what type of animal(s) these could have come from? And maybe the age? Thanks Much... Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozarkdiver Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 This is a st of three bones - two photos each of the first two bones, and three photos of the vertebrea. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Nice finds ozarkdiver! Sorry I can't help with an ID, but their are many here that can, and will! Welcome to TFF! Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 if I had to bet, I'd go with bison. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Love the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 if I had to bet, I'd go with bison. Nice! I agree. These appear to be well mineralized, nice finds! www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kehbe Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) I love the color of these and the smooth texture! Good stuff! I used to scrounge around the river bank out near Sibley, Mo. when I was working at the power plant on the river. Poked around the old Fort Osage a little too, ( I wasn't looking for artifacts or nothing like that ) but never was lucky enough to find anything like this! Great score Ozarkdiver! Edited January 13, 2012 by Kehbe It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozarkdiver Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) To the large mammal bone specialist out there... I'm no expert on this subject, and, I know that bison bones and Missouri River sandbars go hand-in-hand.. But could that first (complete) bone be something other then bison? The bone is only about 12.5 inches long, and very stout.. And the vertebrae.. Any guess on what position in the spine it may be from? Thanks. Edited January 13, 2012 by ozarkdiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kehbe Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I certainly am no expert on Bison or any other animal anatomy but the vertebrae looks to me like the axis (AX) vert between the C3 and the atlas (AT) vert just behind the head in the neck! check it out for yourself, I am curious also and looking forward to others responses.... http://www.arrowheads1.com/artifactinfo/bisonskel.htm It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 By no means am I an authority on fossilized bones. But I will say horse and bison bones are quite similar in appearance to an untrained, and sometimes trained eye. I've personally found many old horse bones in the local river where I live, and they don't look like yours. I'd say yours are bison, but once again that's a novelist's opinion. In order to really make a positive ID the ones who will be able to help you may ask to see photo's of each bone singley, and from several angles. Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Ok, I'm going to take a stab at this id game...the first bone looks like a llama humerus to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coled18 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 @ozarkdiver I know it may be a bit late to respond...but the vertebrae looks like that of a cervical vertebrae from an ancient bison. The shin and thigh look like they also belong to a bison. Very nice Pleistocene fossils! CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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