Out at Sandy Hook the other day, among the clamshells and bits of drift washed ashore, we found this part of a skull that I imagine belonged to a bird. It’s a duck’s bill, I think.
I’m not really even sure which way is up, but the bottom (pictured, I think) has an interesting texture, almost coral-like, that I imagine has happened since the bill was attached to anything living.
I checked in my Bird Tracks and Sign book, which has a section on skulls, but didn’t find anything to help me beyond the guess that it’s a duck’s bill.
Anyone know of a good online reference?
Sorry, I don’t know bones either. Of course I do watch it on TV occasionally.
Hope someone can give you a good reference book. I’ll be interested myself.
Looks like a pterodactyl.
Interesting. I second Susan’s guess. ; )
Too small for a pterodactyl. (But it sure would be cool. And we’d have to go back to find the rest!)