Godofgods Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Hi everyone, does anyone know this bone, sold as a mammoth bone? It is more like a bison or bovine bone. Provenance: North Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Hi, do you know where it comes from more precisely ? "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Looks like the top process of a mammoth vertebrae to me. Bison would be smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godofgods Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 10 hours ago, fifbrindacier said: Hi, do you know where it comes from more precisely ? No, on the plate is written North Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 This stuff is not my forte but I’ll add this photo to help the conversation. @fossilus Suggested the process of a mammoth vertebrae. Seems like a decent guess but I know nothing about mammoths/mastodons. I’ll let someone more knowledgeable make the call. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/huge-mastodon-thoracic-vertebra-291695219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Here’s a photo of a full skeleton from a random website...not the best sources really but they help. I circled the area @fossilus is probably referring to. I’ll let the mammoth experts weigh in https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-mastodons-1093330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 19 hours ago, Godofgods said: 4 hours ago, Al Tahan said: This stuff is not my forte but I’ll add this photo to help the conversation. @fossilus Suggested the process of a mammoth vertebrae. Seems like a decent guess but I know nothing about mammoths/mastodons. I’ll let someone more knowledgeable make the call. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/huge-mastodon-thoracic-vertebra-291695219 That would fit with the holes we see here. 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godofgods Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 I understand...like this Thanks everyone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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