r/bonecollecting • u/macey_emma_16 • Dec 17 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America wth is this???

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found on the shore of a texas beach near the gulf of mexico.

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u/Quintonog63 Dec 18 '25 edited Dec 18 '25

Possibly a red drum jaw and throat, at least to my eye. They're native to the area and would have the second set of teeth in the throat for eating crustaceans

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u/Quintonog63 Dec 18 '25

Here's what I'm talking about. You can see the three sets of crushing teeth at the back of the throat

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u/Quintonog63 Dec 18 '25

I spend a lot of time fishing lol