Mcpit Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hi all, Anyone can help me figure out what animal this would be from? (Found in Canberra) Is it a skull? I can't seem to find anything even remotely similar on the net. (Although I'm sure it will seem sooo obvious once I get told..ha!) Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXV24 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hi, It looks like a sacrum (a bone which lies above the hip bones and pelvis) to me. It's probably from a bird although from what species I have no idea. Hope this helps. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Maybe a fish skull?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcpit Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 46 minutes ago, TXV24 said: Hi, It looks like a sacrum (a bone which lies above the hip bones and pelvis) to me. It's probably from a bird although from what species I have no idea. Hope this helps. Very very well done! That's exactly it! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsacrum Not a skull at all! Thanks a million for that, now I can sleep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Yup, definitely bird hips. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 excerpt from E. Schmid. 1972. Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists. Elsevier, New York. 2 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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