Shellseeker Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) I had been finding some Sloth material and the interesting deer proximal phalanx (earlier post), and somewhat discounted this find because I was not positive that it was bone or complete. It is asymetrical and from some views looks like a concretion. But having looked closely and enlarged the photos, I am now pretty sure that it is a complete bone.. Just do not know what bone it is -- SS Edited January 13, 2013 by Shellseeker The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Could we get a side view of the bone? I think it may be sloth, but a side view would help us be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Need the side view to be sure, but looks like a sloth proximal phalanx. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Side views - Is it a pathology on the left side in 3rd photo? I actually received a Christmas gift of a Proximal Phalanx, because of my desire for Sloth material. It is on the right in the 2 photos below. It seems crazy, but I really was not associating this new find with the Christmas gift. They have similarities but numerous differences. Is the new one deformed? or was the bone squashed prior to fossilization? Edited January 13, 2013 by Shellseeker The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yes, this is a sloth proximal phalanx. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'll also add that I don't see anything pathological about the bone in question. Keep in mind that each digit's bones have their own unique shape. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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