Miocene distal phalanx?

[cck]

Greetings! I’ve been trying to identify a little bone found in float at a Miocene exposure in Virginia… self guided research leads me to believe it is a distal phalanx from some creature, but that could be wrong, and I haven’t been able to pin down a match …it could even be reptile? 

I’d appreciate any pointers or suggestions… And if more pics or details are needed, I’ll supply. 

Thanks!

[Harry Pristis]

Nice little phalanx . . . it's a medial phalanx, BTW.  You are presenting it upside down.  It's from a deer, I think. 

[cck]

Thank you! Pleistocene is possible at this site since it was in float.. just looking to see if there’s a Miocene possibility ?

[Brandy Cole]

I'm unfamiliar with the area you're hunting, so it would be hard to say. But from this entry, it looks like the bulk of the Chesapeake Group Miocene fossils were ocean based, not land mammals.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Group

 

Cervids existed in North America in the Miocene, but I would think this is far more likely to be Pleistocene or modern. Someone better familiar with your area would likely be able to give you better information.