Half Of Small Skull With Horn Probably Juvenile

[ckmerlin]

Hi all found yesterday river bank till deposits , Half of a small skull with horn attached possible not sure if its Ovine or Caprine has to be a small juvenile , the metapodial bone is Ovine im sure

lastly im still struggling with this tooth , modern I know but would like to nail it down

my thoughts are ovine incisor

thanks in advance

[dragonsfly]

My guess would be sheep or goat, ask a vet or get "down in the mouth". Apples with apples as they say. Most farmers could provide you with a full skeleton of both for reference (given a little field work) HNY, John

Edited January 2, 2013 by dragonsfly

[RichW9090]

Sheep, goat or perhaps cow, even. Depending on how young it is. I've seen some neonate or fetal bison material this size, although the curvature of the horn core is a little different from what I usually see on cow/bison. Here's a picture of a young, but not newborn, bison next to a young adult.

Edited January 8, 2013 by RichW9090

[ckmerlin]

thanks rich and dragonsfly

yes Im leaning towards sheep or goat , juvenile I suspect. I think the curvature of the horn also sugests to me that it may not be bovid rich

Edited January 9, 2013 by ckmerlin