paleopaleo Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Here is one more, last one for the night. It is a leg bone to some sort of small animal. Maybe deer? It is also from Manatee County Pleistocene. It's 5 1/4 inches long, but the one end is broken. Hoping the distinct end on the unbroken side will help ID it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 At the angle of the picture, I can't tell if it is a disal tibia of an artiodactyl, as it appears to be, or some other bone lacking an epiphysis. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleopaleo Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 I can attach some more angles if that would be helpful? I think you are on the right track with the tibia. Could it be from a species of peccary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimitivePast Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Looks like deer. http://www.primitivepast.com https://www.facebook.com/PrimitivePast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 A nice clear picture from end-on, and one or two directly from the side would be helpful. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleopaleo Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Tried to get you a couple better pics. (hard to see the detail in the head-on shot) My camera doesn't have a proper lens for indoor or macro shots so bare with me. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleopaleo Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 The complete end of the bone has four distinct edges, hard to make out from the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleopaleo Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Instead of starting a new topic, here are three other things from the same location. From left to right I believe they are: Dugong(manatee) molar, Deer sacrum and a raccoon jaw. The pictures are not to scale since it is a composite picture. I haven't been able to definitively ID these, just speculation. Thanks for all the help. I'll add better pictures tomorrow if you guys need them, I have an 8am class and need all the sleep I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The bone appears to be a juvenile deer tibia. Post more pictures of the solitary tooth that you believe to be dugong. I agree with deer sacrum and raccoon mandible. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The tooth appears to be a worn, and broken (with the pieces not properly aligned) lower third molar of a deer. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleopaleo Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 You're correct Rich, compared it to other deer molars in my collection and the root structure matched. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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