Mammal Carpal
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Re: Mammal Carpal
I don't recognize this as a carpal. Carpals are very compact bones. Could be a piece of longbone, but its difficult from the pictures.
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Re: Mammal Carpal
Hello Niels, the bone piece seems complete, no parts broken off or missing. Only the surface has lost its original cover.
It reminds me of one of theses, only larger: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php ... al-for-id/
Thanks for your reply, Gerd.
It reminds me of one of theses, only larger: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php ... al-for-id/
Thanks for your reply, Gerd.
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gvf schreef: ↑07 jul 2022, 20:15 Hello Niels, the bone piece seems complete, no parts broken off or missing. Only the surface has lost its original cover.
It reminds me of one of theses, only larger: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php ... al-for-id/
Thanks for your reply, Gerd.
Well, the picture in the link was also indentified as part of a long bone, a fibula. I think your bone is also missing parts. At the first picture I thought about a part of an ulna, but I have my doubts after I saw the other pictures. The bone can certainly be identified, but you have to have it in your hands as it is difficult from the pictures. But maybe someone else sees it.
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Re: Mammal Carpal
Indeed a broken portion of a bigger specimen. Trabecular bone is always covered with cortical bone in complete bones.
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