Auspex Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 This was in a box o' rocks from an estate sale; when & where it was collected is unknown. Scorch & sniff test negative for modern origin. I have a thought as to it's ID, but don't want to reveal the depth of my ignorance when proven way off. (Now that I've learned (?) how to do it, more pictures available on request) Thank you! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 ...but don't want to reveal the depth of my ignorance when proven way off. Prophetic words; a little more e-digging makes me think it's a first phalanx (toe bone). "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Looks to me like a phalanx of Equus sp. Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Equus sp. 2nd phalanx I think. The first is the hoof and the third would be longer. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thank you both (and thanks to the Forum)! Just being exposed to fossils other than avian has piqued my interests. All the more to learn! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Aye. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Agreed....equid phalanx II. The bone in the hoof is actually phalanx III and the most proximal (closest to the body) bone is phalanx I. -Joe 1 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Yes, my mistake. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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