Shellseeker Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) A few days back I saw a Mastodon foot drawing in another thread and thought one of my unknown bones might fit as a "foot pad" ... The drawing: The foot pad: As I was tossing the footpad back into the unknowns box, I saw this one and thought hmmmm. I guess I am seeing Mastodon toe bones everywhere. Edited September 12, 2015 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...
garyc Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Hey Jack, I can't tell for sure about your second one. Here's one I found the other day that I think fits in your line drawing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhis Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 garyc: Yours looks like a worn astragalus to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Gary, Compare to this -- that distinctive hole on the bottom, http://fossilsonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cpath=2_145_184&products_id=1052 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Interesting finds Jack...cant offer anything ID wise but I enjoy seeing the oddities and unknowns. I ran across a blob mid-week at work and thought I need that and brought it home--like I need another unknown to wonder about. Keep after them! Hoping one of the experts will see your post and chime in. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Hmmmm.....well, I wasn't trying to hijack your thread Jack. I really thought mine just fit into your drawing. Thanks Typhis and Jack for offering other suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Thanks Ziggie, No problem Gary, This one is not getting a lot of identification attention. I kinda of doubt if the "pad" is Mastodon, but the little toe bone maybe... There are not a lot of these toe bones on the internet to find: A large photo, and then a blowup of the little toe... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 The fourth picture of your second bone (not the one you're calling a pad) sure does look like the blow up. And I checked sloth astragali for mine, but I think it looks more like a proboscidean astragalus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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