PaleoMexico Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Dear paleofriends I found bone material in a cave in the Yucatan. Its age is estimated at the Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene boundary. I know it's a fibula, its length 37 cm. Could you help me identify? Thanks Kind regards Link to post Share on other sites
DPS Ammonite Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) I’ll guess and wait for the real experts to come. A leg bone from a very tall bird: egret; flamingo etc. @Auspex http://173.203.153.132/infobooks/Flamingos/fphysical.html Edited August 29 by DPS Ammonite 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jpc Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 a tarsometatarsus of a long legged bird. The three-pulleyed end is diagnostic and based on that it should be identifiable... by someone who know bird bones very well. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PaleoMexico Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 Excellent, I agree with what you say. I just saw that this was a tarsometatarsus. Thanks for your answer Link to post Share on other sites
Auspex Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 17 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said: flamingo This is probably the best bet. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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