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Northwest Wisconsin. Dropped from an ospray nest.

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[-] King_Bob_IV@startrek.website 14 points 1 year ago

I don't think this is a scale, it looks an awful lot like an otolith, which is a calcium carbonate buildup from inside a fishes head. These are often used by biologists to age a fish similar to counting rings on a tree.

I still don't know what species would have one shaped like that but it may help you to look in better places to identify it.

[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It has a socket at the left side. Like a ball in socket joint.

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