UW50635 - Ovis canandensis, metatarsal

Description

* Period/Epoch: Quaternary / Pleistocene * Rock Formation: Unknown * State, County: Wyoming, Bighorn County * This specimen was found on Federal Land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taxonomy: Mammalia>Artiodactyla>Bovidae>Ovis canandensis Ovis canandensis, also known as the Bighorn Sheep, is a species of even-toed ungulate from the Rocky Mountains and Western United States in North America. The species has three recognized subspecies, with this specimen likely being a Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (O. c. canandensis). These animals came from Eurasia to North America on the Bering land bridge during the Pleistocene. This specimen is a metatarsal bone from the leg of the animal. Scanned with the David SLS-2