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Bone Identification
Have you stumbled across an animal bone and want to ID it? Take a few clear pictures and send them to [email protected]! If you're on Tumblr, submit a picture or tag #bone identification in your own!
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I also found this and asked around. people saying it was dolphin, do you agree?
Also found on a beach in Louisiana
Absolutely, this is the vertebrae of a small cetacean like dolphin or porpoise!
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Found by a creek
This is the skull of a domestic dog! The short nose and high, wide forehead look most similar to bully breeds with a severe underbite.
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Side View, we think. Found on Doran Beach, Bodega Bay Northern CA.
This is the sternum or breastbone of a bird similar to cormorants!
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Found in 2015 on the shore of Atsena Otie Key in Florida
This is the partial skull of a fish which looks similar to drum fish!
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hi! i found both of these on a beach in shetland, i’m thinking the top is a sheep since there was a lot in the area but i have no idea what the bottom one is
You got it, the top is a pelvic bone from an ungulate like sheep or deer, and the bottom is the sternum or breastbone of a bird!
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Bones I found in BC.on my birthday.
These are thoracic (upper back) vertebrae from an ungulate like deer or sheep!
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Bones in our backyard
This is the pelvic and leg bones of a bird similar to game birds like chicken or duck!
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Found in my mountain woods yard in Western North Carolina. Thank you for your help. I’m curious to know what it is. Laura
This is the tibia which looks most similar to rabbit!
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found by the Castle River in Alberta Canada
This is a remnant metacarpal of a deer!
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Hi! I found these jawbones a while back and wire wrapped them to make them into earrings. I think they came from a rat or a squirrel, but I'm not sure which. If you can tell what animal they're from I'd love to know!
Based on size and shape I would definitely say rat!
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found this in my backyard WHAT IS IT
This is the lumbar (lower back) vertebra of an ungulate like deer, sheep, cow, etc.!
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I saw this skull about 8” in length up the bank of the Puyallup River in the Port of Tacoma in Washington. I have a top view available if that would help. What is it?
This is the pelvic bone of a bird!
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I found this in my backyard in Connecticut. I know it's a pelvic bone but who did it belong to??
This pelvic bone belongs to a small mammal similar to cat, raccoon, fox, etc.!
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Found this outside my new apartment. It's pretty big so my best guess would be that it's from a cow but I have no idea. Please help identify! Thanks in advance!
This is the partial humerus of a pig!
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Found under front deck about 5 to 6 cm length
These are the skull and pelvic bone of a skunk!
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What is this? Found on a beach on the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana
This is the pharyngeal jaw of a drum fish!
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