Luett Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I found these bones in north texas wilbarger county. They where in a gray clay about 20 feet down in a creek. Figure possible pleistocene. Large portion of the bones where together..except for the skull. Is it a bison calf or something else. Thanks for any input.the jaw is about 11 Inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Bovid, but can't offer more than that. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hi, could you show the chewing surface on the one at the top right of the first photo ? "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...
Bronzviking Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hi welcome to the forum from sunny Florida. It would help if you rinsed off the mud and took a few more angles with measurements. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Agree with bovine of the jaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luett Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 Ha still trying to get the mud of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Looked like a muddy but fun adventure, Lol. The teeth look like camel teeth but if they are modern most likely bison like the guys said. Take a look at this member's @Harry Pristis tooth gallery and do a comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luett Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 I appreciate all the help. I have vertabrae and long bones I can post pics of. Which would be the most help? Also on the vertabrae there were small disk of bone attached. At this site I have found tusk pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Do you have a metacarpal or a metatarsal bone? This is from a whole bison I found recently. From what I understand it can be difficult to differentiate between bison and cow based on the teeth. I think the easiest is with the metacarpal, metatarsal or skull. The female skulls ar not as distinct as the male bison skull. Bison on the left. Cow on the left. This is a bison metatarsal. You may may be interested on my bison post and be able to compare your bones with mine. Yours may be older though. Part 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Very cool finds by the way. There is some nice preservation on those bones. Are they completely mineralized and hard? Mine look and feel like very old modern bones, but that is often how Pleistocene bones look in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 A lot of the county is Holocene which is considered modern. There is some Pleistocene. I is the greenin the upper right and the bottom left a brighter yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luett Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Thanks again for all the input. Yes it falls in the yellow area north wilbarger county. I do understand it could be redeposited material. I will clean more bone up to examine better. My big question is the teeth in lower jaw. Bison have 3 premolars and 3 molars the back (m3) of which is three crowned. This jaw has the third tooth from the front (p3) as three crowned not two as in bison. Little wear on back teeth so hard to tell there. Would this be some type of deer? Heavy short bones but narrow ribs. Just seems odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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