• Question from:Josh

I found this on the beach in Galveston last month and haven't been able to identify it. Any ideas?

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  • Horniman Museum, London, UK
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Hi Josh,

this looks like the hyperossified pterygiophore (or 'tilly bone'), possibly from a Carp.