Ric Morris
@skull-bloke.bsky.social
Welsh border bones enthusiast, photographer, speaker, author of UK mammal bones ID guide, published sometime this decade. Lefty tweeter. Own views, etc!
T'is I. Looking forward to it!
October 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
T'is I. Looking forward to it!
Hmmm... show me its skull!
June 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hmmm... show me its skull!
Won't be shopping there again.
May 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Won't be shopping there again.
And I can't name a single 'hit' from that year.
May 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
And I can't name a single 'hit' from that year.
Fantastic. I think it is bovine, actually.
May 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Fantastic. I think it is bovine, actually.
If I get a chance I'll post some comparison views of equid & bovine femurs tomorrow & some hints/tips on the most helpful views for bones photography. Thanks for tagging me and giving me the chance to see the bone!
May 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If I get a chance I'll post some comparison views of equid & bovine femurs tomorrow & some hints/tips on the most helpful views for bones photography. Thanks for tagging me and giving me the chance to see the bone!
Hi, this is a femur & appears to me to be bovine, but sadly the pics don't quite do it justice. Equids have a so-called 'third trochanter', a very characteristic muscle attachment spur on the lateral side, below the femoral head. Can't see that here tho that part of the bone's not clearly in view.
May 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Hi, this is a femur & appears to me to be bovine, but sadly the pics don't quite do it justice. Equids have a so-called 'third trochanter', a very characteristic muscle attachment spur on the lateral side, below the femoral head. Can't see that here tho that part of the bone's not clearly in view.
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May 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Maybe the gulls could start right there.
April 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Maybe the gulls could start right there.
So the articulator has worked with what they had- teeth are missing, obvs essential weapons for a ratter dog! I don't blame you for confusion over the baculum/sternum. Perhaps Hatch was female, perhaps the baculum was never found. Thought I could handle this reply in 2 posts but I've overrun! End!
April 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
So the articulator has worked with what they had- teeth are missing, obvs essential weapons for a ratter dog! I don't blame you for confusion over the baculum/sternum. Perhaps Hatch was female, perhaps the baculum was never found. Thought I could handle this reply in 2 posts but I've overrun! End!
It looks odd as this assembly is normally attached to the rib tips via costal cartilage which has been lost due to the age & preservation of the specimen. Many historical reconstructions omit the sternum & cartilage entirely so there's an 'open chest' look to the skeleton. But it's present here! 3/4
April 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It looks odd as this assembly is normally attached to the rib tips via costal cartilage which has been lost due to the age & preservation of the specimen. Many historical reconstructions omit the sternum & cartilage entirely so there's an 'open chest' look to the skeleton. But it's present here! 3/4
So I'm unsure whether the scapula position shifts with the pose of the dog. It's not a fixed articulation against the ribcage as we know from jiggling our own shoulders around (unlike hips- less flexible). The baculum is actually the components of the breastbone- sternum, manubrium, etc. ... 2/3
April 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So I'm unsure whether the scapula position shifts with the pose of the dog. It's not a fixed articulation against the ribcage as we know from jiggling our own shoulders around (unlike hips- less flexible). The baculum is actually the components of the breastbone- sternum, manubrium, etc. ... 2/3
Oooohhhh I know that skeleton, I believe it's Hatch, from the Mary Rose. And I think I know the person who articulated it, so it may be disloyal of me to be ultra critical. However the scapula is indeed set further back than my own terrier skeleton (albeit they are in different poses)... 1/2
April 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Oooohhhh I know that skeleton, I believe it's Hatch, from the Mary Rose. And I think I know the person who articulated it, so it may be disloyal of me to be ultra critical. However the scapula is indeed set further back than my own terrier skeleton (albeit they are in different poses)... 1/2
This sounds a verrrry interesting book. Love to read it if I'm lucky enough to qualify. 🤓
April 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This sounds a verrrry interesting book. Love to read it if I'm lucky enough to qualify. 🤓