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Found on a beach in Italy(lemmy.world)

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Recreational Placebos@midwest.social
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What you have is the posterior portion of a fish mandible, known as the articular.

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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How did you know that?

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KingJalopy @lemm.ee
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You can tell by the pixels

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steal_your_face@lemmy.ml
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They’re a fish boner

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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Schwing!

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Recreational Placebos@midwest.social
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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.)

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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Neat!

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Roccobot@lemmy.worldOP
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Thanks! 😍

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