BuchiTaton Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Before anything, Hi everybody Im new here. Well, I just found this "radius" like fossil in a load of pumice sand for construction. I dont know exactly from where it comes, but all around here is Rancholabrean pumice. At first sight it looked like a rib, but now I think is a radius (or maybe an ulna). Unfortunately both tips are missing. I know have the complete bone is necesary for a more specific determination, but I wonder if Order or Family level determination is possible. I had compared with some pictures and the closer things I have now are some medium size feline, a "gracil" artiodactyl or even a human?! Can somebody help me with this please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miocene_Mason Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 For those who do not know, the Rancholabrean is a North American land mammal age roughly contemporaneous with the mid-late Pleistocene. This does not look human to me, I’d say a cursorial animal, gut says herbivore for some reason. I knew my logic isn’t that scientific, but maybe someone else has a definitive answer, how about @Harry Pristis? “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Can't help with the ID, but wanted to say a very warm welcome to the Forum from Morocco! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Without the ends of the bone there is little chance for a definitive ID. There are no diagnostic features. Regards, Tony 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...
BuchiTaton Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Thanks everybody. With out the tips I had turned my attention to the form and proportions of the bone´s shaft. For now the closer things I have are some carnivore like Lynx or Canis, an artiodactyl like Odocoileus (I cant find good pics to compare with Antilocapra) and the much more improbable Homo. I could be very happy if we can achieve at least Order level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 @Harry Pristis might know John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 1 hour ago, JohnBrewer said: @Harry Pristis might know Nope. I don't see enough bone to identify it. Sorry. 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...
BuchiTaton Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Well , thank you anyway. And happy new year to everybody!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 30 minutes ago, BuchiTaton said: Well , thank you anyway. And happy new year to everybody!!! Right back at you keep looking for bones! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 3 hours ago, BuchiTaton said: Well , thank you anyway. And happy new year to everybody!!! And to you! Happy new year ! ! ! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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