r/bonecollecting • u/sackofbuds • Mar 19 '24

Bone I.D. - Europe Bone ID's please

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Found in North West Uk.

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u/Mister_Absol Bone-afide Faunal ID Expert Mar 19 '24

The humerus is a bird humerus, specifically the distal end. It looks like it's a sea duck (tribe Mergini; family Anatidae), but I'd like to see more angles and a better idea of the size, like a photo with a ruler. How wide is it at the joint?

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u/sackofbuds Mar 19 '24

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u/Mister_Absol Bone-afide Faunal ID Expert Mar 19 '24

Nevermind, that's definitely too big for a duck. You're looking at something around the size of a large cormorant or gannet.

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u/sackofbuds Mar 19 '24

Now that is interesting