Sacha Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I was wondering if this little bone is distinctive enough to get an ID on. The photos are large and since I upgraded my MacBook to High Sierra I can't find an option to choose a smaller size. I'll post the other picture in the next reply. (hopefully) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Thanks for the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laditz Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Looks like a metacarpal! The animal it came from would be a bit of a guess for me.. maybe start comparing with Sus (pig/boar)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Looks like a nice specimen. I still haven't found enough of these to have any idea where to begin with an identification. Hoping @Harry Pristis will swoop in and give us a bit of an education on how to identify this specimen. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Looks like a tapir metapodial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 I could find 2 Tapir Metapodials on the forum and they are both almost an inch longer than mine. Is that reasonable if we consider change in length due to age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 For comparison: 2 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...
Sacha Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 That's definitely it. Thanks Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Harry definitely has it, I looked over the scale originally when I first looked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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