DPS Ammonite Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I found this bone in lake limestone near the late Miocene Moraga Formation east of San Francisco. Animals fossils in the area include, horses, hippos, antelopes, mastodons. Any idea what part of the anatomy this is: knee, vert? What animal? Dimensions 8cm x 8cm x 5cm high. Pictures of other bones have been IDed as possible camel leg bones. Four photos taken while the top is being rotated toward me. First photo is front. Second is top. Third is back and fourth is bottom. Thanks, John My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I am not sure this is a vertebra, but it appears to me that it was part of a semi-articulation. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 This looks like a cervical vertebra of an ungulate - nice job finding something in the Moraga Fm. Aside from the Caldecott Tunnel bore, there hasn't been a whole lot of land mammal fossils collected from the Berkeley Hills since the 1950s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavialboy Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 great find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Thank you Boesse. Your answers are always informative and helpful. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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