grouped lower leg and
foot bones.
| Hyaenodon Horridus | Comparison of shearing bite to sheared metacarpels | ||
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1. Shearing multiple grouped lower leg and foot bones. |
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| Note cleaver-like shear P4-M2 |
| 2. Taphonomic association of meat deficient body parts "leftover" after scavenging |
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| "Leftovers" examples of typical scavenged oreodont skeletons | ||||
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| Sheared tibia/fibia and radius/ulna bones |
Taphonomy of oreodont borrows (leftovers) |
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| 3.Distinct associated canine bite marks | ||
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Hyaeodon bite marks (canine) on oreodont upper skull |
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