Story69 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Does this look like cow or bison? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I think it's a bison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 For comparison: 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...
Story69 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 Thank you, folks. Appreciate the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story69 Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 I posted these pics the other day asking if anyone thought this was a cow femur or a bison femur. I was given a diagram that described the size of the distal end of a cow femur. I measured mine and it's a little bigger. Posting again to see if this might help with a more definitive answer. Thanks in advance. Appreciate thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Topics merged for continuity. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story69 Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 Thanks, Tim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 According to A Simple Comparison of Cow & Buffalo Bones by Charles Finsley "the 1992 Canadian study observed 15 characteristics of the femur, and only two of them received a confidence rating of over 90%. This can make it difficult. To be sure I recommend getting a Bos femur from a slaughterhouse or a dairy boneyard so you can make direct comparisons. A bison femur has a somewhat narrower neck leading to the ball. The ball on a bison femur also has a slight lip, overhanging the neck. You should also compare the Trochanter major which is the large curved mass opposite the ball. In Boss this feature is broader than in Bison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story69 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Bob - Thank you so much, sir. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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