An in situ fossilized calcaneus bone from a horse. |
Location of calcaneus relative to the presumptive pelvis. |
Marrow cavity and spongy bone is visible in the cross section of the calcaneus. |
Google map showing distribution of surface artifacts noted around the horse. |
So interesting! So great so can keep going finding more parts and giving you more information!
ReplyDeleteI took Anatomy in college but that was eons ago. Wracking my brain [ouch!] trying to remember some..................
ReplyDeleteI believe it is analogous to the heel bone in humans but on a horse it is found further up the leg. I reached several dead ends trying to identify the bone but finally succeeded after much searching. It would be nice to find an intact skeleton but I suspect this specimen is disarticulated and and fragmentary since I have not found any long bones.
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