johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 I found this bone this past weekend here in SE Texas on a river gravel bank where I do find Pleistocene material - Beaumont Formation. Size is 13 inches in total length and bowl (acetabulum?) is 3×2 inches across. I think it is a pelvis piece, and I initially thought either horse or cow but now I'm not sure. After searching I couldn't find any pelvis with this shape for an acetabulum. It's divided whereas others are pretty bowl shaped. Does anyone recognize it? Is it even a pelvis fragment? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2fossils Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Partial pelvic bone for sure, past that I do not know. Nice find if it is fossilized! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 @C2fossils It has some mineralization to it, but that varies greatly with others bones I've found dated back to the Pleistocene. I just haven't seen this before. It could be something simple... I just can't find anything similar online yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Looks similar to a large mammal ulna to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Ah, nevermind. I think the sweep of bone isn't quite right for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 @Brandy Cole Thank you Brandy. I considered that... but the flat area on the back with the "tendon ripples" made me stay with pelvis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrake40 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 (edited) It is the right ilium portion of the pelvis. Compare it with bovine (cow/bison). I have a similar find and post here : Edited August 23 by dbrake40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 @dbrake40 Thank you for that and the link. Here are horse and cow pelvis bones and neither of these compare with the acetabulum. Your post seems exactly like mine. Very cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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