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
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Dr. Jay Fancher
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Mt. Hood Community College
26000 SE Stark St.
Gresham, OR 97030
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From: Tonya Largy [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:59 AM
To: Jason Fancher
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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
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Anthropology Instructor
Mt. Hood Community College
26000 SE Stark St.
Gresham, OR 97030
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