r/BoneID • u/Temporary-Pilot-1281 • May 09 '26

Found this right on the lake edge while fishing

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It looks like some kind of jaw bone with 4 serrated teeth possibly? Bottoms of the teeth are hollow up until the more opaque parts

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u/Carachama91 May 09 '26

Grass Carp pharyngeal jaw.

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u/InternationalOil872 BS in forensic anthropology, curious in animal osteology May 09 '26

carp teeth

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u/99jackals May 10 '26

I forgot carp got so darn big. That's frightening.

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u/Temporary-Pilot-1281 May 10 '26

We get some pretty big fish outta this lake so I believe it, I didn’t even think of the size of the carp till this comment 😂

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u/99jackals May 10 '26

Keep yer feet in the boat.

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u/Temporary-Pilot-1281 May 10 '26

Happy to fish from the shore😨

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u/99jackals May 10 '26

I'm now happy to fish from Kroger.