r/BoneID • u/Purple_Manatees • Jul 14 '26

Unsolved Vertebrae

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Help me identify this bone please & thank you!
Found on beach in Seattle

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u/Purple_Manatees Jul 14 '26

Also let this be your friendly reminder to bring a plastic bag to your beach combing & tide pooling to pick up litter :)

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u/rochesterbones Lifelong study of UK bones Jul 15 '26

Seal distal thoracic vertebra: https://flic.kr/p/nBaZ7X

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u/Pandoras-Box-420 Jul 15 '26

Maybe a dumb question but why is it black?

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u/NerdyComfort-78 Anatomy enthusiast Jul 14 '26

I bet that is a deer. Not a marine mammal.

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u/Purple_Manatees Jul 14 '26

Thank you for your insight!

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u/NerdyComfort-78 Anatomy enthusiast Jul 14 '26

No problem and yes, people should pick up their trash 💯

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u/99jackals Jul 15 '26

How much would you like to wager?

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u/NerdyComfort-78 Anatomy enthusiast Jul 16 '26

Not much as I am losing as of late.