Hi,
this vertebra is not from a mammal. It is a caudal vertebra from a tuna. In tuna the bone tissue in the vertebrae is remodelled and the bone inside becomes spongious, just like what you find in mammals. Notethat your specimen has two funnels opposing each other, typical of fish vetrebrae.
Leif Jonsson / Gothenburg,Sweden
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