diginupbones Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I thought this type of honeycomb structure was usually indicative of skull bone but this piece looks like it may be some sort of joint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 That open honeycomb structure is typical of large mammals. This looks like an occipital condyle. Mammals have 2 of those on either side of the hole that goes into the brain cavity. So this would attach to the first neck vertebra. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diginupbones Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 16 hours ago, LordTrilobite said: That open honeycomb structure is typical of large mammals. This looks like an occipital condyle. Mammals have 2 of those on either side of the hole that goes into the brain cavity. So this would attach to the first neck vertebra. Thanks for the great ID! I definitely learned something from that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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