Roccobot@lemmy.world to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoFound on a beach in Italylemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12
arrow-up186arrow-down1imageFound on a beach in Italylemmy.worldRoccobot@lemmy.world to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareRecreational Placebos@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59·7 months agoWhat you have is the posterior portion of a fish mandible, known as the articular.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoHow did you know that?
minus-squareRecreational Placebos@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·7 months agoMy 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.)
What you have is the posterior portion of a fish mandible, known as the articular.
How did you know that?
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.)
Neat!
You can tell by the pixels
They’re a fish boner
Schwing!
Thanks! 😍