Dear Richard,
unfortunately this finger bone is fragmented, but my first impression is
beaver.........they do have similarities to human phalanges and I
recently came along beaver remains from a Mesolithic site in
SW-Germany...........
Best Susanne
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Am 29.02.2016 um 04:08 schrieb Richard Wright:
> I would be grateful for an opinion on a bone that has been alternatively identified as a phalanx from a human or a turtle.
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> The bone is illustrated on page 3 at:
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> https://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2010Vol_26/1110.pdf
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> where there is also some account of its context:
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> It is the only illustration of the bone that I am aware of.
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> I assume we are looking at the palmar surface of the bone, with the proximal end at the top.
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> The form of the proximal end and the relatively great width do not look convincingly human to me.
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> I don't know about the osteology of turtles, but am sure somebody on this helpful list does. I would welcome any advice.
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> Richard Wright
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