jshclvrt1 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I have had this bone for a few months. I found it in the lower brazos river in southeast Texas. I find Pleistocene and recent bones. I've looked all over the skeletons of my usual suspects cow, horse, camel but have not found a match. I think it is complete. Today I was looking though one of the excelent galleries here and saw a cave bear astragalus. It was too small but kind of had the shape I was looking for. I found what might be a closer match with the sloth. I'm just matching Google images though. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if I am hot or cold. I'm not sure how to hold this so sorry if I've shown bad angles. The greatest dimension is 3 3/4" accross Thanks for checking out my find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 your 3rd pic is making me lean toward proboscidean. nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshclvrt1 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Thanks Gary. I thought mammoth at first just by the size. It doesn't look like anything in the foot though. maybe some other part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) I think you had it right w/ astragalus. Let's see if some experts will chime in. Edited November 3, 2015 by garyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I think it's a giant ground sloth astragalus. I don't have one of this size; but, I do have a much larger eremothere homolog. Great find! If you want to trade it, let me know by PM. 1 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...
RichW9090 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Harry is correct, it is sloth. 1 The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshclvrt1 Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Thanks for the help yall. That's my first sloth peice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Congrats! Sorry I steered you wrong initially. I love sloth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Roman Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Definately giant sloth astragalus. I had one and recently found a second one, same sided and also same side as yours. I believe it is a megatheridae. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Roman Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 The large round process in your first picture is the odontoid process, the two articular surfaces in your third picture articulate with the calcaneus (heel) bone Great píece you have there, it is in much better state than mine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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