New Members Lurty Posted October 8, 2013 New Members Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hello everyone, I found this bone at the start of the year along the East Yorkshire coast (UK), known for its glacial geology and eroding coast line which is great for finding fossils! Anyway, I was lucky enough to stumble across this bone lying at the foot of a cliff and picking it up realised it was heavy (in contrast the lightweight nature of a bone). I am not sure what animal it is from, but have an idea it might be something rather large. Since I thought that it was perhaps the lower extremity of the tibia (medial malleolus) and comparing it to a horse/sheep it appears to be much larger in width. If anyone has any ideas, I would really appreciate it. Many thanks Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 It isn't a tibia. Not sure what it is - it' so waterworn that any distinctive characters have been smoothed off completely. It appears to be modern, and, I'd guess, butchered. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Lurty Posted October 9, 2013 Author New Members Share Posted October 9, 2013 Thanks Rich for your comments, So by modern, you mean recently fossilised? Its heavy like stone, as I would be familar with non-fossilised bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Bone can get mineralized in a very short time. Can you get a closeup of the smaller end? Rich The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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