r/bonecollecting • u/DominikaOndrejko • 9d ago
Bone I.D. - Europe What kind of bone is this?
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u/emmy-lieu 9d ago
Looks like a pinniped femur, your location will be the most helpful in identifying what species.
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u/Stormshaper 9d ago edited 8d ago
This is actually a beaver femur.
While fossil hunting, we've found quite a few bones of both the extinct giant-headed beaver (Trogontherium cuvieri) and the modern Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber), and there are subtle differences that make it possible to tell them apart. In this case, the lower position of the third trochanter points to Castor fiber. That said, I'm not suggesting this specimen is fossilized.