Help Id'ing This Skull I Found At The Boat Launch

[MainelyBASS]

Not sure what animal it was, having trouble finding info online. Found on shore at a boat launch in Southern Maine. Any idea?

[J Francho]

Looks avian.

[F14A-B]

Sorta looks like a Duck Billed Platypus, idk..

[Lund Explorer]

Bait Monkey!

[J Francho]

Bait Monkey!

 

Nope.  Baitmonkey is immortalz.

[Felix77]

 

Banshee from Avitar?

[bait__Monkey]

noT is me.  maIne iz 2 colDz.

[Verisimilidude]

Would help to have something in the picture so we can get a sense of scale

[J Francho]

Would help to have something in the picture so we can get a sense of scale

 

There's a pen in the background of the second.  Looks about 3-4" long.

[Darren.]

Agree with John. Probably some sort of bird.

 

Perhaps a Norwegian Blue Parrot that migrated to Maine.

 

Or the Japo-Scandinavian Flying Chupacabra.

[MainelyBASS]

Well if you guys can't help me, then no one can.

[Senko lover]

Well if you guys can't help me, then no one can.

 

Maybe a zoologist. I'd guess Triceratops. Doesn't look like a T-Rex.

[rboat]

I am assuming the skull is very light weight, and if so like J and the others have stated it must be from a large bird. I have handled skulls from parrots and some raptors and they appear similar.

[Montanaro]

Bass food

[desmobob]

I'd have to guess it's a young Pterodactyl or similar Pterosaur....

 

 

Tight lines, and keep one eye to the skies,

Bob

[Verisimilidude]

My brain is telling me it's a raptor species because of the large ocular cavities,  but what do I know :/

[Rhino68W]

It's an Ebola...

[aavery2]

Turn the skull and display it with the long, narrow, bone at the top.   I believe it may be the partial skull of a sturgeon or similar fish.

[ThatZX14Fella]

Pink Flamingo.

[J Francho]

Pink Flamingo.

 

Definitely.

 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Looks avian.

Just looks like a bird to me.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Definitely.

 

You look happy but the flamingo looks surprised if not scared.

[J Francho]

Just looks like a bird to me.

 

No, this is a bird.....

 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Touche! ha ha 

[MainelyBASS]

Ive googled every bird species that is native, to slightly native of Southern Maine and I guess maybe the skull is missing the beak, but all bird skulls show an elongated bone structure resembling a beak.