Jkramasz Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) Edit to add: more likely a phalange This was found in the river at the confluence of the Blue Earth and Minnesota River in South Central Minnesota on August 3, 2018. It appears to me to be an astragalus, the size of that of a white tailed deer, but the shape is not quite right. It matches none of the astragali found in Miles Gilbert's Mammalian Osteology. The "bump" at about the 4cm mark in two of the photos seems like a very distinctive feature, yet I cannot find an identification for this. About our area: This area was, in early American times, the land of the Sioux Indians and the bison. Geologically, this area is very rich in silica. We find a lot of mineralized bones of bison, bos, Odocoileus virginianus, etc. This is the north eastern edge of the great plains. Edited August 4, 2018 by Jkramasz further information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkramasz Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Or possibly is this a phalange and not an astragalus? Here is another view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rockwood Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Looks like a phalange to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkramasz Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 21 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Looks like a phalange to me. Thank you. The more I look at it, the more it look like a phalange to me too. I'm fairly new to this and learning as I go. Phalanges aren't in the osteology book that I have, so I hadn't considered it first. I appreciate your feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Absolutely a phalange. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Yes . .. you say you find bison in the area. A medial phalange perhaps ? Cheers, B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkramasz Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said: Yes . .. you say you find bison in the area. A medial phalange perhaps ? Cheers, B I think so! Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Jkramasz said: Phalanges aren't in the osteology book that I have, so I hadn't considered it first. excerpt from E. Schmid. 1972. Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists. Elsevier, New York. 3 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkramasz Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 44 minutes ago, abyssunder said: excerpt from E. Schmid. 1972. Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists. Elsevier, New York. Thank you! This is very helpful. I will save and print it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 You're welcome! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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