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Is this a bison vertebra?


matgerke

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This is from China.  Any thoughts on the species?  It looks like bison to me, but I'm no expert. Could be equine. Heck, could be a wooly rhino for all I know. Any thoughts from those who know more than I?

 

thanks,

Matt

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It's not rhino. I agree with coled18 that it does look like a bovid lumbar vertebra.

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Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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Pretty much only skull material on is very diagnostic. There is no good way to identify Bison from Auroch. So I think only if it's know that a particular genus is more common or if another isn't present at all in the area. The vertebrae between these animals are kinda almost identical.

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Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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