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Kevin Gaehring posted an image in the group What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 2 months ago
3 years, 2 months ago3 years, 2 months agoHi I found this petrified bone about 10 years ago at pigeon lake Alberta. I dug it up in a yard. Was wondering what it’s from. #fossil
The formation around Pigeon Lake is the Paskapoo Formation, which in from the Paleogene. However, this looks a lot like an ungulate limb bone like from a bison.
Oh wow that’s cool.
The Paskapoo can be narrowed even further to the Paleocene of the Paleogene, which would make it too old for bison or other large ungulates. Its unlikely a large bone of that age would be dug up in such pristine condition without any preparation. This would suggest it is a modern bone and not a fossil.
It’s a canon bone or toe bone of would probably be a bison. I just found a cow one in Lake Winnebago.
In humans it would be the long finger or toe bones right after the wrist or ankle. The two joints on the bottom will lead to the last bone then hoof.
This is most likely a modern cow bone. I have many on my farm/ranch.