#lostbones for #FossilFriday! 🐂🦥🐴🐘🐪🐟
Here is a nice collection of bison bones from the West Hennepin History Center in Long Lake Minnesota.
The collection was found during road work near Hgwy(s) 169 & 494 in Southern Hennepin County.
#pleistocene #bisonbison #scapula #radius #metacarpal #paleontology #fossils #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #Minnesota
HAPPY #MINNESOTA #FOSSILFRIDAY! 🦬🐪🦣🦥🦫🍃 WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON BISON BISON SPECIMEN FOUND IN RIVER GRAVELS BESIDES TEETH IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA? IT'S USUALLY A METACARPAL OR A METATARSAL.THESE STOUT SOLID BONES SURVIVE WELL WITHIN A RIVER'S FLUVIAL PROCESSES. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLE SPECIMENS.🦴 @darwin #PLEISTOCENE #BISONBISON #METACARPAL #METATARSAL #SHAREYOURDISCOVERY #HOLOCENE #ICEAGE #BISON #AMATEURFOSSILHUNTERS #CITIZENSCIENCE
Happy #Minnesota #FossilFriday! 🦬🐪🦣🦥🦫🍃 What is the most common Bison bison specimen found in river gravels besides teeth in Southern Minnesota? It's usually a metacarpal or a metatarsal.
These stout solid bones survive well within a river's fluvial processes. Here are a few example specimens.🦴
@darwin #Pleistocene #Bisonbison #metacarpal #metatarsal #shareyourdiscovery #Holocene #iceage #bison #amateurfossilhunters #citizenscience
