15” lower jaw bone(updated)

[PalmyraProspector]

Eastern Kansas creek find. I know it’s either from a cow or bison, after researching it’s very hard to determine which one as they share very similar jaw and teeth structure. I just like how it looks old…haha. I tried the so-called “flame test” with a Bic lighter, I didn’t smell anything but butane.

UPDATE: After sending pictures and measurements off to the local university and natural history museum. A researcher with a PhD notified me that this is a jaw bone from a young adult cow, probably 3-4 years of age. The bone itself is pretty old, but not hundreds or thousands of years old. At least I know now!

 

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Updated after further research

 

[tamrock]

Keep it as a conversation piece, saying it's from a scene in a popular 1968 movie.

 

[PalmyraProspector]

Keep it as a conversation piece, saying it's from a scene in a

Keep it as a conversation piece, saying it's from a scene in a popular 1968 movie.

I’m going with an ancient snorkasaurus jaw from cave man times…