Any bone experts out there?

[nkw5]

I found this bone at Lovers in Monterey, CA. It's about 11 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide at the widest point. Does anybody know what it is or want to venture a guess?

[starfish365]

rib ?

[jlyle]

I found this bone at Lovers in Monterey, CA. It's about 11 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide at the widest point. Does anybody know what it is or want to venture a guess?

It's a mammalian rib bone - seal, sealion, dolphin...?

[archman]

That's about the right size for a dolphin's rib. I don't know enough about pinniped antatomy to hazard a guess.

[Scubaroo]

Being Monterey, it's probably a sea lion rib. I've got a neat sea lion canine tooth I found at the Breakwater several years ago - pissed my buddy off because he didn't spot it first

[SteveDiver]

I found this bone at Lovers in Monterey, CA. It's about 11 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide at the widest point. Does anybody know what it is or want to venture a guess?

Biting my tongue on this one...To bad this is a family oriented board...LOL :11:

[SueMermaid]

Yep, it's definitely a mammalian rib, either cetacean or pinniped.

[archman]

I ain't no expert on most land animals either, but I wouldn't rule out one of them as being the owner of that bone. It doesn't necessarily have to be a marine critter. One of the lakes I routinely dive in has some big bones in it from cattle and bison. You'd be surprised what gets washed down from rivers, or deposited into the oceans via other routes.

[PhotoTJ]

I'm reasonably sure it's a sea lion rib, the size and curviture are pretty close to a perfect match.

[MontereyCADiver]

The next time you're in the area, bring it to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. There are many staff members that could offer an opinion. (For that matter, I could offer an opinion -- it'd most likely be wrong, but it'd be an opinion!)