StephLeigh Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Looking for some help with the ID. Mineralized, large and heavy, about 10 lbs. from the white River formation in SD. Distal end of a femur perhaps? Thanks for any help with the ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Sure looks like it but cannot help you with an ID. Do you have a photo of the broken end for those who can help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StephLeigh Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 Where can I find some examples of Bone Histology and structure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osteobyte Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I agree with your distal femur ID! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 You need someone versed on large White River mammals @jpc any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 My initial guess is titans there. I am not at home so I cannot compare with my own. Maybe this weekend. edit. I am also on a stupid machine that autocorrects titanothere into Titans there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephLeigh Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Thank you! I have been looking into megafauna, I am just struggling to narrow it down. I feel like the lateral condyle is an unusual shape... but I really just don't know. I'll keep looking. Maybe drop by ( or shoot an email) the South Dakota school of mines or the Black hills institute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 16 hours ago, jpc said: autocorrects titanothere into Titans there. Hate it when that happens. Dumb autocorrect. 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...
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