diff --git a/icechunk/src/format/mod.rs b/icechunk/src/format/mod.rs
index e35741b5..361fe164 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/format/mod.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{
     fmt::{Debug, Display},
     hash::Hash,
     marker::PhantomData,
-    ops::Bound,
+    ops::Range,
 };
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
@@ -138,60 +138,47 @@ pub type ChunkOffset = u64;
 pub type ChunkLength = u64;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-pub struct ByteRange(pub Bound<ChunkOffset>, pub Bound<ChunkOffset>);
+pub enum ByteRange {
+    /// The fixed length range represented by the given `Range`
+    Bounded(Range<ChunkOffset>),
+    /// All bytes from the given offset (included) to the end of the object
+    From(ChunkOffset),
+    /// Last n bytes in the object
+    Last(ChunkLength),
+}
+
+impl From<Range<ChunkOffset>> for ByteRange {
+    fn from(value: Range<ChunkOffset>) -> Self {
+        ByteRange::Bounded(value)
+    }
+}
 
 impl ByteRange {
     pub fn from_offset(offset: ChunkOffset) -> Self {
-        Self(Bound::Included(offset), Bound::Unbounded)
+        Self::From(offset)
     }
 
     pub fn from_offset_with_length(offset: ChunkOffset, length: ChunkOffset) -> Self {
-        Self(Bound::Included(offset), Bound::Excluded(offset + length))
+        Self::Bounded(offset..offset + length)
     }
 
     pub fn to_offset(offset: ChunkOffset) -> Self {
-        Self(Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Excluded(offset))
+        Self::Bounded(0..offset)
     }
 
     pub fn bounded(start: ChunkOffset, end: ChunkOffset) -> Self {
-        Self(Bound::Included(start), Bound::Excluded(end))
-    }
-
-    pub fn length(&self) -> Option<u64> {
-        match (self.0, self.1) {
-            (_, Bound::Unbounded) => None,
-            (Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Excluded(end)) => Some(end),
-            (Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Included(end)) => Some(end + 1),
-            (Bound::Included(start), Bound::Excluded(end)) => Some(end - start),
-            (Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Included(end)) => Some(end - start),
-            (Bound::Included(start), Bound::Included(end)) => Some(end - start + 1),
-            (Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Excluded(end)) => Some(end - start - 1),
-        }
+        (start..end).into()
     }
 
-    pub const ALL: Self = Self(Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Unbounded);
+    pub const ALL: Self = Self::From(0);
 
     pub fn slice(&self, bytes: Bytes) -> Bytes {
-        match (self.0, self.1) {
-            (Bound::Included(start), Bound::Excluded(end)) => {
-                bytes.slice(start as usize..end as usize)
-            }
-            (Bound::Included(start), Bound::Unbounded) => bytes.slice(start as usize..),
-            (Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Excluded(end)) => bytes.slice(..end as usize),
-            (Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Excluded(end)) => {
-                bytes.slice(start as usize + 1..end as usize)
-            }
-            (Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Unbounded) => {
-                bytes.slice(start as usize + 1..)
+        match self {
+            ByteRange::Bounded(range) => {
+                bytes.slice(range.start as usize..range.end as usize)
             }
-            (Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Included(end)) => bytes.slice(..=end as usize),
-            (Bound::Included(start), Bound::Included(end)) => {
-                bytes.slice(start as usize..=end as usize)
-            }
-            (Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Included(end)) => {
-                bytes.slice(start as usize + 1..=end as usize)
-            }
-            (Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Unbounded) => bytes,
+            ByteRange::From(from) => bytes.slice(*from as usize..),
+            ByteRange::Last(n) => bytes.slice(bytes.len() - *n as usize..bytes.len()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -199,12 +186,10 @@ impl ByteRange {
 impl From<(Option<ChunkOffset>, Option<ChunkOffset>)> for ByteRange {
     fn from((start, end): (Option<ChunkOffset>, Option<ChunkOffset>)) -> Self {
         match (start, end) {
-            (Some(start), Some(end)) => {
-                Self(Bound::Included(start), Bound::Excluded(end))
-            }
-            (Some(start), None) => Self(Bound::Included(start), Bound::Unbounded),
-            (None, Some(end)) => Self(Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Excluded(end)),
-            (None, None) => Self(Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Unbounded),
+            (Some(start), Some(end)) => Self::Bounded(start..end),
+            (Some(start), None) => Self::From(start),
+            (None, Some(end)) => Self::Bounded(0..end),
+            (None, None) => Self::ALL,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/icechunk/src/storage/object_store.rs b/icechunk/src/storage/object_store.rs
index b7ba8190..ee929391 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/storage/object_store.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/storage/object_store.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use object_store::{
     PutPayload,
 };
 use std::{
-    fs::create_dir_all, future::ready, ops::Bound, path::Path as StdPath, sync::Arc,
+    fs::create_dir_all, future::ready, ops::Range, path::Path as StdPath, sync::Arc,
 };
 
 use super::{Storage, StorageError, StorageResult};
@@ -23,32 +23,13 @@ use super::{Storage, StorageError, StorageResult};
 // Get Range is object_store specific, keep it with this module
 impl From<&ByteRange> for Option<GetRange> {
     fn from(value: &ByteRange) -> Self {
-        match (value.0, value.1) {
-            (Bound::Included(start), Bound::Excluded(end)) => {
-                Some(GetRange::Bounded(start as usize..end as usize))
+        match value {
+            ByteRange::Bounded(Range { start, end }) => {
+                Some(GetRange::Bounded(*start as usize..*end as usize))
             }
-            (Bound::Included(start), Bound::Unbounded) => {
-                Some(GetRange::Offset(start as usize))
-            }
-            (Bound::Included(start), Bound::Included(end)) => {
-                Some(GetRange::Bounded(start as usize..end as usize + 1))
-            }
-            (Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Excluded(end)) => {
-                Some(GetRange::Bounded(start as usize + 1..end as usize))
-            }
-            (Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Unbounded) => {
-                Some(GetRange::Offset(start as usize + 1))
-            }
-            (Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Included(end)) => {
-                Some(GetRange::Bounded(start as usize + 1..end as usize + 1))
-            }
-            (Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Excluded(end)) => {
-                Some(GetRange::Bounded(0..end as usize))
-            }
-            (Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Included(end)) => {
-                Some(GetRange::Bounded(0..end as usize + 1))
-            }
-            (Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Unbounded) => None,
+            ByteRange::From(start) if *start == 0u64 => None,
+            ByteRange::From(start) => Some(GetRange::Offset(*start as usize)),
+            ByteRange::Last(n) => Some(GetRange::Suffix(*n as usize)),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/icechunk/src/storage/s3.rs b/icechunk/src/storage/s3.rs
index 80b50574..543cc00e 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/storage/s3.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/storage/s3.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{ops::Bound, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
+use std::{ops::Range, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_stream::try_stream;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
@@ -207,31 +207,12 @@ impl S3Storage {
 
 pub fn range_to_header(range: &ByteRange) -> Option<String> {
     match range {
-        ByteRange(Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Unbounded) => None,
-        ByteRange(Bound::Included(start), Bound::Excluded(end)) => {
+        ByteRange::Bounded(Range { start, end }) => {
             Some(format!("bytes={}-{}", start, end - 1))
         }
-        ByteRange(Bound::Included(start), Bound::Unbounded) => {
-            Some(format!("bytes={}-", start))
-        }
-        ByteRange(Bound::Included(start), Bound::Included(end)) => {
-            Some(format!("bytes={}-{}", start, end))
-        }
-        ByteRange(Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Excluded(end)) => {
-            Some(format!("bytes={}-{}", start + 1, end - 1))
-        }
-        ByteRange(Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Unbounded) => {
-            Some(format!("bytes={}-", start + 1))
-        }
-        ByteRange(Bound::Excluded(start), Bound::Included(end)) => {
-            Some(format!("bytes={}-{}", start + 1, end))
-        }
-        ByteRange(Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Excluded(end)) => {
-            Some(format!("bytes=0-{}", end - 1))
-        }
-        ByteRange(Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Included(end)) => {
-            Some(format!("bytes=0-{}", end))
-        }
+        ByteRange::From(offset) if *offset == 0 => None,
+        ByteRange::From(offset) => Some(format!("bytes={}-", offset)),
+        ByteRange::Last(n) => Some(format!("bytes={}-", n)),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/icechunk/src/storage/virtual_ref.rs b/icechunk/src/storage/virtual_ref.rs
index 9bc6082d..72aa158e 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/storage/virtual_ref.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/storage/virtual_ref.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ use bytes::Bytes;
 use object_store::local::LocalFileSystem;
 use object_store::{path::Path as ObjectPath, GetOptions, GetRange, ObjectStore};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::cmp::{max, min};
+use std::cmp::min;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
-use std::ops::Bound;
 use tokio::sync::OnceCell;
 use url::{self, Url};
 
@@ -115,25 +114,23 @@ pub fn construct_valid_byte_range(
 ) -> ByteRange {
     // TODO: error for offset<0
     // TODO: error if request.start > offset + length
-    // FIXME: we allow creating a ByteRange(start, end) where end < start
-    let new_offset = match request.0 {
-        Bound::Unbounded => chunk_offset,
-        Bound::Included(start) => max(start, 0) + chunk_offset,
-        Bound::Excluded(start) => max(start, 0) + chunk_offset + 1,
-    };
-    request.length().map_or(
-        ByteRange(
-            Bound::Included(new_offset),
-            Bound::Excluded(chunk_offset + chunk_length),
-        ),
-        |reqlen| {
-            ByteRange(
-                Bound::Included(new_offset),
-                // no request can go past offset + length, so clamp it
-                Bound::Excluded(min(new_offset + reqlen, chunk_offset + chunk_length)),
-            )
-        },
-    )
+    match request {
+        ByteRange::Bounded(std::ops::Range { start: req_start, end: req_end }) => {
+            let new_start =
+                min(chunk_offset + req_start, chunk_offset + chunk_length - 1);
+            let new_end = min(chunk_offset + req_end, chunk_offset + chunk_length);
+            ByteRange::Bounded(new_start..new_end)
+        }
+        ByteRange::From(n) => {
+            let new_start = min(chunk_offset + n, chunk_offset + chunk_length - 1);
+            ByteRange::Bounded(new_start..chunk_offset + chunk_length)
+        }
+        ByteRange::Last(n) => {
+            let new_end = chunk_offset + chunk_length;
+            let new_start = new_end - n;
+            ByteRange::Bounded(new_start..new_end)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl private::Sealed for ObjectStoreVirtualChunkResolver {}
@@ -196,43 +193,28 @@ mod tests {
         //             output.length() == requested.length()
         //             output.0 >= chunk_ref.offset
         prop_assert_eq!(
-            construct_valid_byte_range(
-                &ByteRange(Bound::Included(0), Bound::Excluded(length)),
-                offset,
-                length,
-            ),
-            ByteRange(Bound::Included(offset), Bound::Excluded(max_end))
+            construct_valid_byte_range(&ByteRange::Bounded(0..length), offset, length,),
+            ByteRange::Bounded(offset..max_end)
         );
         prop_assert_eq!(
             construct_valid_byte_range(
-                &ByteRange(Bound::Unbounded, Bound::Excluded(length)),
+                &ByteRange::Bounded(request_offset..max_end),
                 offset,
                 length
             ),
-            ByteRange(Bound::Included(offset), Bound::Excluded(max_end))
+            ByteRange::Bounded(request_offset + offset..max_end)
         );
         prop_assert_eq!(
-            construct_valid_byte_range(
-                &ByteRange(Bound::Included(request_offset), Bound::Excluded(max_end)),
-                offset,
-                length
-            ),
-            ByteRange(Bound::Included(request_offset + offset), Bound::Excluded(max_end))
+            construct_valid_byte_range(&ByteRange::ALL, offset, length),
+            ByteRange::Bounded(offset..offset + length)
         );
         prop_assert_eq!(
-            construct_valid_byte_range(&ByteRange::ALL, offset, length),
-            ByteRange(Bound::Included(offset), Bound::Excluded(max_end))
+            construct_valid_byte_range(&ByteRange::From(request_offset), offset, length),
+            ByteRange::Bounded(offset + request_offset..offset + length)
         );
         prop_assert_eq!(
-            construct_valid_byte_range(
-                &ByteRange(Bound::Excluded(request_offset), Bound::Unbounded),
-                offset,
-                length
-            ),
-            ByteRange(
-                Bound::Included(offset + request_offset + 1),
-                Bound::Excluded(max_end)
-            )
+            construct_valid_byte_range(&ByteRange::Last(request_offset), offset, length),
+            ByteRange::Bounded(offset + length - request_offset..offset + length)
         );
     }
 }