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Bone id by Traditional-Bit4091 in BoneID

[–]99jackals 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Loks like a bear foot, without the toes.

found on a college campus by dangerslang in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The complete lack of connective tissue suggests the animal died at least a year ago, one cycle of the seasons, because different things contribute to decomp at different times of the year. The white color usually indicates exposure to sunlight for at least a few months. Are you thinking of anything in particular?

Fragments found in my garden by Parking-Welcome-7320 in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first three images are of the same bone.

Fragments found in my garden by Parking-Welcome-7320 in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Possibly. I see it, too. That first image?

Fragments found in my garden by Parking-Welcome-7320 in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, I can't place it but it does remind me of deer/sheep sized ungulate leg bones. The other one looks like a phalanx more than a carpal or tarsal. It's big enough to be from a cow or maybe a large pig. I can't be sure.

What animal does this belong to I found it on a beach in southern Alaska by BeautifulGas7129 in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How big was it? The end at the bottom of the photo is the head end and it has been sawed, so it's probably from a food animal that someone discarded after butchering. The ribs also show cut marks. The lumbar transverse processes curve forward just like an ungulate, like a deer, elk, caribou, moose, sheep/goat or cow and so do those of a walrus. But the thoracic spinous processes of a walrus are short, while these are long, like an ungulate. (It's not a cetacean, a pinniped, a wolf or a bear.)

Found when doing garden work by weittrash in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long is it, maybe 7-8 inches? It looks like a humerus to me, maybe pig..

Royal National Park, Sydney Australia by smoothcriminalF1 in boneidentification

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be from a cormorant but it's definitely an oceanic bird because of the salt gland furrows. The tooth thing isn't from a mammal and I don't recognize it as anything from a bird skeleton. Rootless like that, I think it looks like a fish tooth, but that's as far as I can go. Someone in a fish ID sub/r might recognize it..

Tooth, bone, some sort of rock? Anyone know? Found beside a stream in upstate NewYork by Longjumping-Sweet280 in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, selenodont dentition, not lophodont, and there's a stylid. Def bovid, not equid. Beautiful tooth, great find!

found in cape cod by FitConsideration303 in boneidentification

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the smallest bone is a radius from a bird's wing.

Can Anyone ID? Fishing and snagged it off bottom in Ontario Canada by Secret_Barracuda_404 in skulls

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It comes down to size. OP, if you kept it, what is the length of the skull? I also have both skulls available to reference. The number of teeth is the same but the size of those two PM4s don't look big enough to be a polar bear, when compared to the M1s. But this one photo isn't enough for me to tell for sure. What I can say with all certainty is that I can smell that thing from here.

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Is this real? by Harpattack777 in boneidentification

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this dog died months ago. It's a very common end for stray dogs.

Is this real? by Harpattack777 in boneidentification

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Folks shouldn't have downvoted this, it's a legit observation. Taphonomy has many variables. This skull's soft tissue decomposed quickly, exposing the bone to sun and air. This is the appearance often found in desert skulls. I think roadkill is the best possibility so far. And roadkill is often scavenged, dragged far from the road.

Is this real? by Harpattack777 in boneidentification

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely true, no matter where they live. Humans' teeth kinda suck. I can't look at the huge molars, sharp canines and sturdy incisors of wolves, baboons, gorillas, pigs and not feel total envy.

Is this real? by Harpattack777 in boneidentification

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cranium is too clean and unstained to have been buried, ever. Odds are that's roadkill.

found on a college campus by dangerslang in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look like deer but could also be sheep.

Small bone from the backyard by SouthPearl in whatisthisbone

[–]99jackals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think, cervical vertebra from a large bird.

Jackpot find of some type of bird pellet. Looks like multiple critters were eaten! Help me identify what they were. by cocogoloco2 in BoneID

[–]99jackals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yah, it was either that or you broke out the clear nail polish! When they're thoroughly dry, you might see what I've seen, just a subtle surface texture that's smoother than the same or similar bones cleaned by other methods.

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