New Members Jars Posted May 31 New Members Share Posted May 31 Hi All! First post. I've been trying to ID these specimens from an archaeological site for a while now. I'm pretty sure they're fish bone - maybe a skull element? I found someone else had posted a very similar specimen on here in 2019, and was told sea robin/Tilly bone. But mine can't be Tilly bones, I'm pretty sure, as there's lots, and they're all the same. They're also coming out of deposits with not that many other fish bones - some, for sure, but these seem to be popping up a lot (at least 10 so far), and I've looked at a lot of archaeological samples in my time and haven't seen these before. There's some variation in size - apologies for the lack of scale but they range from 1.5 to 3 cm or so. I'd appreciate any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Maybe look into supraoccipital crests? LINK to image source. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jars Posted May 31 Author New Members Share Posted May 31 Thank you! I think I've identified them as scup fragments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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