Found on a beach in Italy (lemmy.world)

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[-] recreationalplacebos@midwest.social 59 points 7 months ago

What you have is the posterior portion of a fish mandible, known as the articular.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

How did you know that?

[-] recreationalplacebos@midwest.social 17 points 7 months ago

My background is in zooarchaeology, so I've spent a lot of time identifying and analyzing bones from archaeological sites. (Although I'm not good with fish and reptiles. Mostly mammals and birds where I'm at.)

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Neat!

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

You can tell by the pixels

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

They’re a fish boner

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Schwing!

[-] Roccobot@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Thanks! 😍

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