worthy 55 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 What type of toe bone is this? I am thinking cat or wolf maybe. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Arthritic deer. Odocoileus virginianus. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Definitely a toe, no idea on the animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Arthritic deer. Odocoileus virginianus. I did not even think of that. It just looked larger than a deers toe bone. Thanks It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Arthritic deer. Odocoileus virginianus. Now that is cool to find out not only that it is a deer toe but that it had arthritis, there is one for Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Now that is cool to find out not only that it is a deer toe but that it had arthritis, there is one for Harry. I've collected dozens of these deer phalanges over the years, but I don't remember one with this bone overgrowth. The bone overgrowth is called an exostosis (pl. exostoses), pronounced 'eks.os.to.sis'. Exostoses arise from injury or genetic predisposition, and commonly occur around bone joints and the vertebral column. A bone "spur" is an exostosis. The pain from an arthritic joint comes from inflamation caused by bone growing where it shouldn't. I suspect that deer rarely live long enough to develop extensive exostoses . . . Nice find, Worthy! http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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