r/whatisthisbone

Found this in a drainage culvert in my front yard. Appears to have been cleanly cut. Has strange, perfect cut grooves too.

Found in the high-alpine deserts of Southern Colorado. I can't for the life of me figure out what mammal this might belong to. I was thinking maybe an intermediate or proximal phalanx of a bear, but I can't be sure.

we found it out in the woods near our house- it looks like a dog skull to me, if so, is there any way to know what kind of breed it is?

Was doing a tree survey in Deleno MN, found this, no other remains near by! Any ideas?

Me and my friends found it and we're unsure if it's bone or some kind of plant matter.

In Colorado if that helps at all

Hollow on the inside

Hi!

My friend found this… thing about few feet from the water at Big Bear Lake. All she can tell me is that it was close to the lake and the size of an average palm (a hand *without* fingers was clarified, haha).

Any thoughts?

I don’t know much, but it gave me more amphibian/reptile/ fish vibes than mammal…. But it’s pretty big!

Found in the woods in the Middle East, in an area where there’s active goat and sheep herding…

But I can’t even understand what it is. A pelvis, a jaw? It’s 8.5cm (or 3.3 inches)

Any help is appreciated:)

Is it a deer?? My students want to know!

Hello! My 11-year old son found this jawbone under a tree here in Weeki Wachee, Florida. We are thinking/hoping it is a squirrel, but the area — we live on the river — sure does (also) have a lot of rats. He is anxiously awaiting your expertise. Thanks in advance!

Bird pelvis I believe but looking for an idea of what kind

They where all found buried shallow (prob by a dog) and right next to eachother

Help me identify this bone fragment from an archeological site (Medieval period, North Italy)

Found this lone tooth in the woods in western Montana. Looks very human to me but I’m being told it’s a deer tooth. Not sure, but would love to know. Thank you :)

I live in the middle east and found these in an abandoned house in this field next to my house about two years ago . they all seem to be from the same animal as i found them all in the same little pile, unfortunately no skull only a jaw bone with some teeth (some of them a few feet away and had to dig around a bit to find them all) they are very small, I’ve placed an Australian 2$ coin and a measuring tape for reference.

i would also like to know how i can clean them as they are very dusty and grey but some of them are very dry and brittle and i am afraid to damage them .

(yes my sheets will be changed after this lol)

I’ve been watching this decompose for a few weeks. It looks like the skin somehow pealed off? It has some stripes like a raccoon tail but looks bigger than a raccoon. I was collecting eggs at the coop so added one to show size.

Anyone know what it is? It was just the head and some feathers found

I found this on a coastal Alaskan island. There are many brown bears but I think it might be a bit small to belong to one of those. It was found during lowest tide of the cycle close to the water line and there are also seal lions and seals in the area.