Hi Eric, if they were over here in UK I would suggest mackerel Scomber
scombrus, but I don't know what you have in that family over there. Of
course they could have been from imported smoked mackerel, which would
be rather fun!
Sheila
SH-D ArchaeoZoology
http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk
On 12/11/2013 03:25, Eric Tourigny wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I recently identified three fish vertebrae in a collection with a morphology that appears to be quite distinctive and yet I am having trouble identifying them. I have never seen anything like them before and cannot find a match in my reference collection. Therefore, I am soliciting your help!
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> They were recovered from a nineteenth century, European household located near Toronto, Ontario. Pictures can be viewed at the following link: http://alexandriaarchive.org/bonecommons/items/show/1931
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> Many thanks,
> Eric
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