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Dear Leif and all, You were right. It's a distal part of a carnivore's right fibula. The broadening diaphysis makes it tricky though. The distal end is practically identical (both in size and shape) to a cat, but the diaphysis part doesn't match at all. There is no visible fracture or other pathology that could have altered the diaphysis - the bone tissue looks healthy, smooth and continuous. However, a well healed fracture or other pathology of a cat's fibula is the best guess for now. I uploaded 2 additional photos of the fibula in comparison with other cats fibulas to the same folder, if anyone would be interested to see: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9dvr285j3zo3af7/AAAPYEgFSQTVRcVHDlM2k3eMa?dl=0 Thank you for the help! Best, Eve Rannamäe On 31 July 2017 at 19:53, Leif Jonsson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Eve. > To me the bone end looks like a fibula of a carnivore, perhaps a dog, > though the broadening of the "diaphysis" indicates a different taxon. The > mandible looks like dog, the length of the big carnassial could tell you if > it is a dog or a wolf. > Leif Jonsson > Gothernburg, Sweden > >