Leg Bone?

[BeachComber7]

Finally was able to get out this morning and dug out what I assume is a leg bone. Maybe camel llama? It's 7.5 inches long, started from barely a half an inch showing in the dirt.

 

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[Paleopilot]

I would say with certainty that you have a metatarsal, rear leg bone of a large mammal. Hard to say what species with the distal end broken. Maybe clean it up and get a pic of the wide end?

 

[BeachComber7]

Here are some better pics.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Here are some better pics.

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I can't decide between camel and a small horse. The first image of this batch says "horse," but the other three say "camel." I've eliminated deer.
It's definitely a cannon bone (metapodial) based on the partition on the interior. Most likely, it's camelid.
In the future, it's best to photograph these fossils straight on, rather than at an angle. You see the bone in 3D; but, we see your fossils in 2D in the image. Perspective distorts the image.

 

[BeachComber7]

Thank you Harry, thought my pics were 'creative' LOL! using angles. The bone is almost holed through. When i ran water thru the top, where the hole is
apparent, it came out the bottom corner. I just can't get it much cleaner. Happy New Year!!

 

[GatorBoy]

Wow... this might sound crazy.. but if that came from where I think it did I might have the other half.

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[GatorBoy]

I could still clean it a bit more.

 

[GatorBoy]

Can you post a couple accurate photos of the entire piece from different sides?