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Bones For Id (Should Be Fairly Easy)


TheAshBee

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Hey all,

Here are some bones from a Miocene-Pleistocene deposit in SC. I think they should be fairly easy to ID: ankle, wrist, fish, vertebra, etc... Thanks for any help!

Specimen #1:

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Specimen #2:
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Specimen #3:

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Specimen #4:

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1 and 2 are carpal/tarsal bones. #I looks like either a navicular or a cuboid, or maybe an ectocunieform. I'll have to look at comparatives when I get back to the office. 3 looks like a pisiform, with that process sticking out. 4 is the proximal half of an ulna, and 5 looks lower jawish or skullish, with that lappet joint. I'll have to spend some time with the collections before I can pin names on them.

Edited by RichW9090

The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence".

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Rich, thank you for the detailed reply! I look forward to any more info you can provide via your comparatives.

Al, you're spot on. Thanks!

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