UW 50635 - Ovis canandensis, metatarsal

3D Model

• 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