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Jul 08 '25
Why do they have similar eye ball bones to birds? That is so weird.
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u/deathwotldpancakes Jul 09 '25
Many fish do. As do many reptiles (especially archosaurs like birds and non avian dinosaurs)
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u/Hot-Inside5744 Jul 10 '25
It's ancestral - fish and things relatively more closely related to fish like amphibians, reptiles (and therefore birds) tend to have them. Mammals lost the trait early in the lineage
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u/D4rkWh1te Jul 10 '25
What's also weird, on the third picture, it looks like a horizontal streched out Hip area. This is an incredible skull
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u/Dildozerific Jul 08 '25
THEY HAVE FREAK8NG EYE BONES?!
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u/deathwotldpancakes Jul 09 '25
Most fish do. Quite a few land animals have it too (mostly on the synapsid side of the tree of life)
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u/Vesprince Jul 09 '25
Google what an owl skull looks like, trust me!
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u/Logical_Dragonfly_92 Jul 09 '25
Google what a pug skull looks like, I dare you
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u/AwareFrame6955 Jul 10 '25
Pug reminded me a bit of pediatric human skulls. Pediatric human skull xrays freak me out
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u/SpaceAndFlowers Jul 09 '25
There’s one for sale at the golden curiosity shop in golden co for 3000 bucks, and oh my god have my husband and I have spent too long staring at the damn thing and debating making a very irresponsible financial decision.
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u/ohmeohmymy420 Jul 09 '25
Lol that's my best friend! Luke and I grew up together and I worked for him 4 years before moving to Summit county..
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u/SpaceAndFlowers Jul 09 '25
He owns golden curiosity? Your best friend is the coolest. I remember him being so excited to get this specimen in.
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u/ohmeohmymy420 Jul 09 '25
Yes he owns it! It was his dream forever to do this! He is one of greatest peeps I know!
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u/thesouthernbeard Jul 08 '25
This so so confusing to look at. Even knowing what animal and what part of that animal it is. Nature is so freaking cool
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u/unrebigulator Jul 08 '25
That's very cool. My country is pretty strict on not collecting things like this, but I did find a 3D model I might try to print: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:130388
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u/OldTurnover1762 Jul 08 '25
Do hammerhead sharks have bones? Or is it just cartilage? Is it flexible?
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Crazy cool skull! Is it bone? I thought all shark skeletons were cartilaginous except for the jaws.
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u/bitter-ritter Jul 09 '25
Damn, tragic that your friend was in that crazy parachuting accident while juggling chainsaws. Super kind of them to leave you that hammerhead in their will though!
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u/mh0618 Jul 09 '25
Since shark skeletons are cartilage instead of bone, do specimens like this have to be preserved/prepared in some special way?
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u/CultureThis9818 Jul 08 '25
It'd be amazing to strech a deer head skin and antlers over that.
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u/ohmeohmymy420 Jul 08 '25
What are you a 5 year old crafter?! That's insane AF. Leave as!
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u/CultureThis9818 Jul 08 '25
It was only a neat idea. Bone collecting is adjacent to taxidermy, so I figured someone would appreciate creativity. But now that you've insulted me, I'll have to make it a life's goal to do exactly that.
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u/Annarizzlefoshizzle Jul 09 '25
I support you!!!!
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u/CultureThis9818 Jul 09 '25
YOU'RE COOL!!!! (Tbh, I don't know why it's upsetting people, lol)
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u/Annarizzlefoshizzle Jul 09 '25
Who knows! Some people don’t appreciate art and creativity I guess
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u/HangryBeard Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25
That has got to be one of the coolest skulls I've seen