Ann,
Thank you. Buffalo and cow have been suggested, as have elk and moose.
Another lister is going to try to get a measurement of an elk
phalange/phalanx for me.
Eve
> Ontario? Have you considered moose?
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>> On Jul 27, 2014, at 12:56 PM, "Eve Richardson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I'm doing a DIY course on identifying a random collection of animal bones (Ontario, Canada).
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>> I've got part of a bone that looks very like the distal phalanges of deer, but it's quite a bit bigger than the ones I got for comparison. The (assumed) proximal end is 2.5cm long. Other measurements aren't possible.
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>> Anyone know if this would fit in with deer (white deer?) sizes? Are there other N. American wild/domestic animals that would have a similarly shaped phalange? I couldn't find any photos of the right view for cows, but I got the impression they'd be chunkier.
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>> I don't think this bone would photograph very well - I doubt the details would show. But if anyone can give me a rough answer, that'd be a start. Or somewhere on the internet that has photos of relevant proximal ends of distal phalanges. (Why don't these get shown with the other views????)
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>> Thanks,
>> Eve (trying to be an archaeologist from my bed)
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