Gallium Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 We found this bone in a Florida river. We think it might be some kind of toe bone but we are not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Welcome to TFF! It is bone and maybe part of a vertebra, but need pictures of the other sides to be sure. 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...
Gallium Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 @ynot I will try to get more pictures in a bit with a different angle. Not sure about this one being a vertebra, but definitely found several mastodon vertebra in the same area. It's a bit too tiny for it to be that though lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 It could just as easily be a ankle / wrist bone. That is why it is important to show all sides. 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...
Gallium Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Ok, just got the new photos in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I wonder what @Harry Pristis would think of this one. 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...
Harry Pristis Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 He might think, "I don't recognize this bone. But, I'd bet it's an ankle bone from something big, like an elephant." 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...
ynot Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: He might think, "I don't recognize this bone. But, I'd bet it's an ankle bone from something big, like an elephant." You took the words out of My mouth (so to speak). I just do not have any confidence in My meager knowledge of anatomy. 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...
Gallium Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Well it comes from a site with tons of Mastodon fossils in the area so I wouldn't doubt it. I'll keep trying to dig up info and see if I can figure out which bone exactly it is. My knowledge of anatomy besides humans isn't great either lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I would vote for a elephant toe or finger digit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagmooser Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 It looks like a sesamoid bone from a Proboscidean - sesamoid bones are located underneath the digits in the feet of mastodons and mammoths, Nate Curtis has some listed on his site and you can find examples on the University of Michigan's site - https://umorf.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/wp/mammutidae2/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I finally located my illustrations. This bone appears to be a mastodon trapezium. 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...
Gallium Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 @Stagmooser Thank you so much for the link, it will come in great use! I think the guess of the sesamoid is very close but they only have one flat side, where as mine has two. @Harry Pristis I believe you are correct, thanks to the link provided by stagmooser, i was able to compare it to the specimens they have of the trapezium it looks a lot like it. Do you think you could provide your illustrations for another comparison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 23 hours ago, Gallium said: @Stagmooser Thank you so much for the link, it will come in great use! I think the guess of the sesamoid is very close but they only have one flat side, where as mine has two. @Harry Pristis I believe you are correct, thanks to the link provided by stagmooser, i was able to compare it to the specimens they have of the trapezium it looks a lot like it. Do you think you could provide your illustrations for another comparison? I wish I could scan these illustrations, Gallium. They are photographic, and don't scan very well. I have a new scanner, and I will give it a try; but, I don't have high expectations. 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...
Harry Pristis Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 The scan worked out alright! Here it is: 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...
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