austinswamp Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hello there, I found these two after a good rain protruding from the bank along the same creek in Travis county. They are both around 9" long and one appears to be older than the other. Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Can You separate them and take pictures from the sides and ends, straight on not from an oblique angle? Tony 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Wow!!! They are huge!!! "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 59 minutes ago, ynot said: Can You separate them and take pictures from the sides and ends, straight on not from an oblique angle? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 hour ago, ynot said: Can You separate them and take pictures from the sides and ends, straight on not from an oblique angle? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 You might check the sizes and characteristics against some of the following pages. 5 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Bison antiquus humerus! That guide was very helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 speleothem Referring to the remarks on p.77 about bovids.Nice thesis ,this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 http://www.uwyo.edu/reallearning/bisonindex.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 kobrybisonmammalaamBI002_2613_Cz-40-2_Acta-T21-nr4-37-100_o.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Still having trouble with this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnJ Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 10 hours ago, JohnJ said: You might check the sizes and characteristics against some of the following pages. If your photos are taken from the same perspective as the drawings in the link, it is easier to understand the shape of the bone. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinswamp Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 That's how I've gone about it 1 hour ago, JohnJ said: If your photos are taken from the same perspective as the drawings in the link, it is easier to understand the shape of the bone. The smaller bone belongs to something smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 hour ago, austinswamp said: The smaller bone belongs to something smaller Maybe deer? I know a deer is not much smaller than a bison, but the bones are a lot thinner. Best regards, Max 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 It appears to be a proximal radius. Here is an equus radius 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...
JohnJ Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 8 hours ago, austinswamp said: That's how I've gone about it The smaller bone belongs to something smaller I figured it was different from bison. Harry's image above shows the diagnostic viewing angles. Most of your images are from oblique angles that distort features more easily seen at perpendicular angles. Congrats on your finds. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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