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Fish skin and skull

Description:

This fish skull and some of the skin were found in a really dried up area where there was probably water at one point.

Habitat:

Dried up area

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7 Comments

JohnCodyPowell
JohnCodyPowell 10 years ago

Yes they are found in Oklahoma

Jack Settle
Jack Settle 10 years ago

If it is that would be so cool! Are they native to OK?

JohnCodyPowell
JohnCodyPowell 10 years ago

Looking into it I think it may be an alligator gar judging by the size of the skull.

Jack Settle
Jack Settle 10 years ago

That's what one of the other people who was with me said. I just left it at "fish" because there's no way to ID it.

JohnCodyPowell
JohnCodyPowell 10 years ago

Looks like a gar of some kind not sure on species

Jack Settle
Jack Settle 10 years ago

Maybe! My suspicion was that it had just died from lack of water (this area was pretty dry), but I have no idea.

NickIrvine1
NickIrvine1 10 years ago

Creepy and Cool at the same time! What a jaw he has/had on him. Do you think it may have been grabbed by an eagle or osprey and dropped there?

Jack Settle
Spotted by
Jack Settle

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Jul 6, 2013
Submitted on Jul 9, 2013

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