garyc Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I think this is a bison horn core. I found it on the Brazos River. It seems way bigger than images found on line. The base has a 15 inch circumference and the length is about 17 inches. So, which bison is this from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Bison latifrons is a possibility. Nice find, Gary. 3 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Thanks, John! Latifrons is what I'm considering as well based on size; but I can't find enough data on line to verify circumference of the base....if that even matters. All the images I find seem smaller in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 https://www.nps.gov/mwac/publications/misc_pdf/AshleyFinal.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 http://www.palarch.nl/wp-content/Wolff-Ter-Qua-PJVP-10-4.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Zeitschrift-Saeugetierkunde_42_0119-0127.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 For comparison: 2 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...
Fruitbat Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I would say that it is DEFINITELY a bison...the problem is...which ONE? Just based on size, Bison latifrons is not an unreasonable guess, but there was another big Bison species in the area...Bison priscus alaskensis (or Bison alaskensis or Bison chaneyi depending on who you listen to). Personally, just based on the relative straightness of the section of horn core that you have, I would lean more toward B. latifrons. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Thanks for the data, Harry. The circumference of mine is 381mm which is larger than the B. antiquus in the tables. I'm leaning toward latifrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Excellent find Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Wow! A B. latifrons is on my bucket list. Congrats on a rare find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 What a monster Gary, congrats: ) Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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