An odd bone

[Shellseeker]

Trying to get some hunting/any hunting before the summer rains take over completely.

I was out in a shallower area of a tributary creek to the Peace River.

Found some smaller teeth and a few hemis, plus this rather odd bone. Tarsal? Carpal? It seems small for horse.

I have seen a bone somewhat like this a couple of times, Just never able to identify.. Thanks for all comments. Jack

[ynot]

Looks like one of the bones from the ankle or wrist. Do not have any idea as to which critter.

Tony

[PrehistoricFlorida]

It's a camelid fibula.

[Harry Pristis]

Camelid fibula is what I thought, also. Here's an image of an unworn fibula:

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/gallery/image/39751-camel-fibula/

[Shellseeker]

Thanks for the ID..... Mine is slightly larger at 44.5 mm. It seems small.. Have you seen any drawings on how this bone "fits" into the connecting bones? Thanks Jack

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268254773_Comparative_Studies_of_Pelvic_Limb_Skeleton_in_Camel_Cow_and_Mare

Fibula

In camel and cow the fibula is represented by a proximal osseous nucleus that is

attached to the lateral condyle of the tibia, a fibrous cord that represents the body and is destroyed by boiling, and an independent bone at distal extremity named malleolar bone (Fig.6).