Whale Bones/Carcass ID
Posted by Conscious-Airport-86@reddit | whales | View on Reddit | 4 comments
Stumbled on this while backpacking out on the shoreline of Olympic National Park this weekend, deep in the wilderness. A large collection of bones: lots of ribs, vertebrae, maybe a skull? Also a big piece of soft tissue: Maybe a pectoral fin? It looked like a ball/socket on one end and phalanges on the other. All in all, hard to tell how long it had been there. But whatever it was, it’s big. Any guesses?
Suspicious-Waltz4746@reddit
I saw a Fin whale carcass in different stages on decomposition over several months recently. Looks similar.
glumanda12@reddit
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Gramposity@reddit
That looks to me to be a gray whale skull. Given its size, I'd strongly suspect a calf.