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This is the bottom joint of a femur.

Size and general shape makes me think Bovid, but lets see what the others have to say :)

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On 4/4/2018 at 1:11 PM, Harry Pristis said:

 

This is the distal epiphysis or "growth plate" from a young individual.

 

For comparison:

 

 

bovid_distal_femur_B.JPG

horse_dist_femur.JPG

I take back what I said, didn't see the Equus sp. Seems Equus and Bovine are quite similar. 

 

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