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Found on a beach in Italy (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Roccobot@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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[–] recreationalplacebos@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How did you know that?

[–] recreationalplacebos@midwest.social 3 points 2 years 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.)

[–] Municipal0379@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Fairly certain it a human hand with what appears to be a blackish paint of some kind on fingernails.