Big bone piece

[Max-fossils]

Hi all,

 

I found this big piece of bone yesterday on the Zandmotor (Netherlands) (Pleistocene).  Most probably from a large mammal. Anyone know what part of the body it might be, and from what animal?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Max

[Peat Burns]

Looks like a spinous process of a vertebra.

 

Maybe Proboscidean? Or Bison?

[Doctor Mud]

48 minutes ago, Peat Burns said:

Looks like a spinous process of a vertebra.

 

Maybe Proboscidean? Or Bison?

I'm thinking the same thing.

 

Like your ruler btw 

[Peat Burns]

I looked at mastodon and bison vertebrae in my collection (I don't have any mammoth verts), and proboscidean doesn't seem like s good match, but Bison is much closer to your specimen.  Hopefully, someone more familiar with large mammal verts will chime in soon.

 

Sub-adult mastodon:

 

Fossil Bison (antiquus? latifrons?):

 

MY bison (right) next to your fossil:

[Shellseeker]

Found only one good Mastodon process 2 years back , another item for comparison:

 

[Max-fossils]

@Peat Burns @Doctor Mud @Shellseeker

 

Thans a lot for the help!

 

I agree with spinous process, those extra pictures are very helpful. I talked to another person too, who often hunts on the Zandmotor, and he also agrees with spinous process. He wasn't able to say from what animal though. Spinous process of a bison seems like an ok match, plus bison can be found often here; but I see a difference: the concave areas don't have the same shape. Maybe it's because this one is from a different vertebra (as in the vertebra position was different)?

 

Thanks again,

 

Max

 

PS: @Doctor Mud, I like that ruler too, thanks