Bronzviking Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hi, This was an unusual beach find in Tampa Bay, Florida. I thought it was a vertebrae of some kind so I tossed it in my bucket. When I was going through my Florida Fossil book looking at horse teeth one day, I saw a horse ankle bone that resembled my find. It's very hard, light probably because it is hollow; but doesn't appear to be mineralized. I'm not sure it is a fossil, but I also don't know how it could be modern. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Yes, this appears to be a perissodactyl astragalus. It's too worn to identify the bone as belonging to a horse, a tapir, or - conceivably - a rhino. 5 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...
Rockwood Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 There appears to be some variation in the angle within each of the possible choices even when they are in better shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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