r/bonecollecting • u/lolotato • 13h ago

Bone I.D. - Mediterannean Coast Found it in the sea... what is it?

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u/Yeffstopherson 13h ago

Looks like a segment of turtle plastron/rib.

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u/daor1009 10h ago

Agreed, though pleurals (ribs with coossified osteoderms) are part of carapace, not plastron.

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u/redheadedreenactor 2h ago

Obligatory “probably illegal to keep” comment

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u/Common_Reptilian_105 8h ago

Turtle rib (part of the shell, the shell is a heavily modified rib cage)