sixgill pete Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I believe this to be a horse metatarsal, most likely Equus. But am wondering since it was found in mixed Pleistocene / Pliocene sediments if it could be a Pliocene species. That is saying it is horse of course, you know Mr. Edd. It was found in a quarry in eastern NC that contains Pliocene Yorktown formation and a Pleistocene pebble lag. It was protruding from a sloped area that extended down into a shallow pit. The sediments pushed down were mixed Yorktown and the pebble lag. Mammal fossils are uncommon in North Carolina and they are usually teeth. Bones, especially complete are almost unheard of. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 It looks like an Equus cannon bone. I'm not terribly familiar with mammal fossils, but I do know a bit about horses. Maybe wait for someone else to chime in before accepting my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 @thelivingdead531 It could well be a cannon bone. I am not familiar at all with mammal fossils. I looked at some images online and it compared favorably with metatarsal, but we shall see. Thanks for commenting. You will probably end up being right. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 thelivingdead531 is right in confirming your initial diagnosis. It is indeed an equid metapodial ('cannon bone'). Whether it is Pliocene or Pleistocene is difficult to tell. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Here you can see the unmistakeable characteristics of the cannon bone (third metacarpal). I hope this helps! Sorry I can't help with age though. I can try to do some digging for an answer on it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 excerpt from E. Schmid. 1972. Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists. Elsevier, New York. 2 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Thanks everyone. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 excerpt from the document mentioned before 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 This is an equus metacarpal. 4 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...
sixgill pete Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 10/17/2017 at 12:44 AM, Harry Pristis said: This is an equus metacarpal. Thanks for the confirmation Harry. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 25 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: Thanks for the confirmation Harry. Is it just me, or is this a hand over foot confirmation ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Is it just me, or is this a hand over foot confirmation ? Touche !!!!! Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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