painshill Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 What might this be please? A friend found it in the vicinity of the Kimmswick Bone Bed in Missouri. Roger I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who [Rudyard Kipling] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Camelops? Jess B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Can I see the smaller end straight on? Looks like it might be horse. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painshill Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Can I see the smaller end straight on? Looks like it might be horse. Thanks Rich. I was hoping you would weigh in here. I've asked for another picture and will hopefully post it here when available. Roger I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who [Rudyard Kipling] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpevahouse Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Camelops? Jess B. Paleolama/camel remains in the east are generally confined to the southern costal areas and not found that far north. Possibly a bison tibia. Edited July 28, 2014 by jpevahouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painshill Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Paleolama/camel remains in the east are generally confined to the southern costal areas and not found that far north. Possibly a bison tibia. It's awful slender for a bison tibia and there's no prominent tuberosity at the proximal end. Edited July 28, 2014 by painshill Roger I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who [Rudyard Kipling] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painshill Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 just got this pic of the end-on view: Roger I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who [Rudyard Kipling] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Definitely horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Indubitably, horse . . . http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painshill Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thanks guys. Roger I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who [Rudyard Kipling] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 You can always tell horse - the two trochlea on the distal end of the tibia are at a 45 degree angle to the anterior/posterior axis, whereas in all artiodactyls, they are straight on anterior/posterior. 1 The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painshill Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 You can always tell horse - the two trochlea on the distal end of the tibia are at a 45 degree angle to the anterior/posterior axis, whereas in all artiodactyls, they are straight on anterior/posterior. Thanks Rich... always helps to know "why" as well as "what". Roger I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who [Rudyard Kipling] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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