So far as I am aware, Ylva, there is no means of aging a horse by its toe
bones. If you find distal phalanges of Equus that have a dished dorsal
profile, it is good evidence that in life the hoof capsule had been
allowed to get out of balance, i.e. the so-called "long toe-low heel"
syndrome. When the toe of the hoof capsule is permitted to elongate, and
this is allowed to go on past a few weeks so that it becomes the norm for
that animal, then the toe of the coffin bone will remodel to reflect the
shape of the capsule. The dish that is in the hoof capsule will then be
mirrored by the bone within. -- Dr. Deb
> Hello zooarchers!
>
> As I have understand it the dorsal surface on the distal phalanx of cattle
> becomes convex with age. Does that also counts for the distal ph in
> horses?
>
> Best regards,
> Ylva
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> Ämne: [ZOOARCH] Vestigial bone
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> Hi everybody,
>
> Please have a look there :
> http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/cervus-elaphus
>
> I'd like to be sure of what is that bone of Cervus elaphus : fibula or
> vestigial metapodial ?
> Does anybody have the answer ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Thierry Argant
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