luvmymushpups Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 I found this in the banks of the Yukon River in Alaska yesterday. this spring it flooded and 20ish feet of riverbank was washed away. this was in the washed-out area. it seems to be hard like petrified. At first i thought it was part of an antler but asking around here people did not think it was from a moose because it was to flat and has a knob and not the right shape. so maybe another horned mammal or a bone. Any ideas? it is hard and cannot scratch it it is 7 inches long and 4 inches at the widest part Link to post Share on other sites
Mahnmut Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Hello and welcome to the forum! This looks like the proximal end of an artiodactyls jawbone. Even-toed ungulates like bison, cattle or elk. Best regards, J 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Yup. I think he's got it. Here is an elk and a bison jaw bone for comparison: Elk: Bison: Cheers. -Ken 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mahnmut Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Looking at the pointy end of the coronoid process (upper left in the reference pics) I think we can narrow it down to bovid. Best regards, J 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Could it be moose jaw? Link to post Share on other sites
luvmymushpups Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 thanks for the replies, i can see now how it is a jaw bone. i am thinking moose? Also in the reginal area are caribou, dahl sheep, mountain goat, bison and musk ox. Link to post Share on other sites
Mahnmut Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 If you compare it to the top left corner of the references digit posted, the more pointed and less rounded end of the coronoid process makes me tend to call it a bovid, thats Bison, cattle and relatives. If you are sure its mineralised, thus probably old, that would leave Bison Sp.. Best Regards, J 3 Link to post Share on other sites
luvmymushpups Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 thank you so much...i have always been a gatherer of interesting things . I am just learning how to gather information about the cool things I find. My grand daughter has always loved dinosaurs and has been interested in archology and paleintalogy. This summer she had an opertunity to work at the zoo. her 15th birthday is coming up so I will be sending it to her as a birthday gift. I hope she dosnt think it is weird Link to post Share on other sites
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