Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Hi there, I pulled up this bone out of my screen on Friday and was curious what you thought. I started thinking it was near an ankle or wrist but the closest I have come so far is a horse medial phalanx. At least it looks like a similar function/position. This bone though is asymmetrical so I don't think it is from a horse or Equus sp. The creek cuts through a Late Oligocene marine and then a re-worked Pliocene/Pleistocene. I have been looking at references for giant armadillos but it would be great if someone more familiar with mammal bones might have a better clue .... I am missing images from the side. Thanks, Brett Example Horse medial phalanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I don't recognize the bone, but I can eliminate lots of possibilities. What I'm left with is qn elephantoid, lateral, medial phalanx. Just a guess. 1 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...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 42 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: I don't recognize the bone, but I can eliminate lots of possibilities. What I'm left with is qn elephantoid, lateral, medial phalanx. Just a guess. Hi Harry, Thanks ! ... I'll do some additional hunting with that in mind. I'll snap some additional photos tomorrow. I appreciate the time and expertise. Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 On 12/9/2017 at 11:27 PM, Harry Pristis said: I don't recognize the bone, but I can eliminate lots of possibilities. What I'm left with is qn elephantoid, lateral, medial phalanx. Just a guess. Thanks Again, After consulting with some locals it looks like they were coming to the same conclusion a juvenile mammoth phalanx ... similar to the image. Though I'm trying to run down better images/illustrations of the bone in question. Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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