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Thanks so much for your quick responses. I thought it looked like a parasphenoid, but couldn't find an image of one that big. The consensus seems to be that it's from some species of sturgeon. Thanks again, Jay *********************** Dr. Jay Fancher Anthropology Instructor Mt. Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St. Gresham, OR 97030 [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Tonya Largy [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:59 AM To: Jason Fancher Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Fish Bone Hello Jason, This is a parasphenoid bone, but I don't know from which species. Tonya Largy Jason Fancher wrote: Hi All, A relative found a bone on the beach in Washington state, USA, and asked me to identify it. Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with fish remains. Whatever it is, it is very large. Please let me know if you can ID the element and/or species (see Bone Commons link for image): http://alexandriaarchive.org/bonecommons/items/show/1854 Thanks very much, Jay Fancher *********************** Dr. Jay Fancher Anthropology Instructor Mt. Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St. Gresham, OR 97030 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>