need bone ID please

[diginupbones]

 This is the smallest fossil bone I’ve ever found.  I won’t even take a guess on this one. Found in north central Nebraska sandhills. 

 

 

[diginupbones]

any guesses?

[Kane]

Patience.

[diginupbones]

7 minutes ago, Kane said:

Patience.

 Sorry, this one got buried pretty quickly Saturday morning and didn't have many looks

[Kane]

It's only been up for a couple of days, and not all our members are logged in on a regular basis. Don't fret... There are a number of ID requests that could use some attention.  I'm not sure how others navigate the forum, but to offset recency effect, I set my feed to all unread content (not just newest thread) so I never miss anything, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.  

 

But let me tag one of our members whose expertise in bones is unparalleled here: @Harry Pristis

[Coco]

Hi,

 

35 minutes ago, Kane said:

I set my feed to all unread content (not just newest thread) so I never miss anything, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

I do the same thing

 

But I can't help you...

 

Coco

[Texas_Unearthed]

I struggle to identify bone and fragements etc, but I am trying to learn!  I am currently an Anthropology undergrad so I'll take my best shot! First, I don't believe it is human. It looks as if it is a ball/socket joint - so that narrows it down. The small bump on the rounded end reminds me of a "lesser or greater trochanter" where the tendons would attach so possibly a femur (long bone of the leg). Is it mineralized and heavy? I can't tell from the picture if it is fossilized or not.

 

If not, there are big horn sheep, foxes, coyotes and other mammals in the area that would have a short and stout femur like that. I would google "Univ. Of Nebraska prehistoric Mammals/fosssils of the Sandhills" - lots of info from the Univ. Hope that helps! Let us all know what you find!:) 

[Harry Pristis]

Looks to me like a metapodial from a carnivore, probably Suborder Canoidea (Caniformia).

 

[diginupbones]

Very interesting! Thanks for the help