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MYSTERIOUS BONES AHOY
Via: Bega District News
Mystery Bay in New Zealand is aptly named, as lots of weird stuff washes ashore there. So much so that there’s actually an identification service available so people can get stuff ID’d by real scientists and fish specialists.
Commercial fisherman Jason Moyce found this weird skull-like object washed up on the beach after a storm. He posted a few snapshots to the Narooma News Facebook page, who then shared it with a few scientists to come up with the likeliest explanation.
It did indeed turn out to be a skull, or more accurately, the neurocranium for a large ray, probably a smooth ray but there’s unfortunately not enough left for anyone to be sure.