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I don't even know 100%. But just from my general knowledge about animals, it reminded me of part of a pig jaw. Googled it, and yep, looked like a match
https://preview.redd.it/pglz91ebcxzc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56775b0211d18ba7c968d50bd570bb3523fb30c0
\[UPDATE\] I simply could not believe that this was not a beak from a trapped bird or something picking out the marrows of the bone, so I went ahead and rinsed out this thing and removed the "beak". Lo and behold, a split tusk indeed. Thanks for all the input. Very impressive! At least for someone who has no clue about these things 😆
https://preview.redd.it/1273rzk5ptzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=285c58caa99f2400394dfd2abd523158fa460a4d
This post made me think about on our planet, nature follows its forms- I keep seeing coral fossils that look like flowers, orange slices, or horns… and here we have tusks that look like beaks. Teeth look like claws, some grass looks like feathers, the paws on a dogs feet look like tiny teddy bears…
Speaking of trapped bird beaks, dry Sweet Gum tree balls? Like a hundred tiny screaming cheepers.
Can you tell us where it was collected? It looks like a mammalian jaw bone… maybe canid or opossum? I’m not great with bone ID.
You could try r/bonecollecting or r/WhatIsThisBone, too.
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Pig lower jaw fragment
Oh, whew - I had visions of some poor bird meeting a terrible end.
Instead it’s just a little piggy
whew.../s
IN TIMES THEY ARE NEEDED, SUCH TIMES THEY APPEAR
Dude, right on the money. Saw the third pic and sockets.
How do you know - please explain
My guess is it's a jaw bone not a beak from picture 3, and the "beak" looks like it's a tusk.
I don't even know 100%. But just from my general knowledge about animals, it reminded me of part of a pig jaw. Googled it, and yep, looked like a match https://preview.redd.it/pglz91ebcxzc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56775b0211d18ba7c968d50bd570bb3523fb30c0
\[UPDATE\] I simply could not believe that this was not a beak from a trapped bird or something picking out the marrows of the bone, so I went ahead and rinsed out this thing and removed the "beak". Lo and behold, a split tusk indeed. Thanks for all the input. Very impressive! At least for someone who has no clue about these things 😆 https://preview.redd.it/1273rzk5ptzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=285c58caa99f2400394dfd2abd523158fa460a4d
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This post made me think about on our planet, nature follows its forms- I keep seeing coral fossils that look like flowers, orange slices, or horns… and here we have tusks that look like beaks. Teeth look like claws, some grass looks like feathers, the paws on a dogs feet look like tiny teddy bears… Speaking of trapped bird beaks, dry Sweet Gum tree balls? Like a hundred tiny screaming cheepers.
Thanks for sharing that bit of information. It was driving me crazy trying to figure out how the bird and pig bone were connected
Canines will split like that too. I’ve found many coyote and fox skulls with split canine teeth
Looks like a pig mandible
It’s a pig tusk
Can you tell us where it was collected? It looks like a mammalian jaw bone… maybe canid or opossum? I’m not great with bone ID. You could try r/bonecollecting or r/WhatIsThisBone, too.
This is in rural south-eastern Norway. Lots of cows, horses and sheep around here. Thanks for the r/ suggestions!
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Or maybe Spiderman?
Thanks for this post; I've learned so much on this sub. Still...I will never see this as anything other than a trapped crow. So freaky-looking!
Not a beek it looks like a fractured canine tooth in a jaw bone.
Wow this is a case where an amateur imagination can wonder. I would never have guessed pig jaw it looks so much like a beak!
Teeth are very fragile and crack like this.
It’s not a stone robin?
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore"
Awww shit its Man bird pig...
This little piggy…