Fossil bone I.D?

[BadAdze]

Any idea what this is from? Northwest Missouri sand bar surface find.
This is one bone.

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice find (whatever it might be) BadAdze!

 

[Ninjafossils]

End of a very ravaged limb bone

 

[old digger]

That's a big one! Could be 'from ''bison antiquitus'', due to it's size.

 

[BadAdze]

I would have to agree, but from what? I will start with the bones i find the most of (Bison Antiquus) and work from there. Being such a deformed specimen might make it hard with the erosion that is present. The thing is, this specimen is fossilized more than any other one i have found, almost like hard stone. The others were preserved very well, like they were in suspended animation. I will post any new information i may find. If any more images are needed for anyone to aid in any way please let me know.


If anyone wants to see what they can conclude or deduce here is a link for bone comparison. http://archive.org/stream/syllogeus71nati#page/n0/mode/2up

 

[steve71]

mammoth?

 

[kralcms]

That appears to be a scapula

 

[BadAdze]

Not to have to correct you, but a Scapula looks totally different. Ill show a comparison.

 

[BadAdze]

I am thinking this is a broken Humerus of a Bison. I will show why i think this.

This is the specimen compared with a Humerus from a Bison, it is a little larger, and im only guessing. Any ideas?

 

[BadAdze]

I meant that the lighter colored bone is larger (allowing for the erosion) than the darker one.