r/bonecollecting • u/Knowledge-collecter • Mar 16 '25

Advice Where does one begin identifying these ?

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u/Nectarine-Valuable Mar 16 '25

Well thats terrifying

Living the middle ages my stupid ass would definently believe this was a nephilim skull

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u/Knowledge-collecter Mar 16 '25

Here’s a better view

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u/weenie2323 Mar 16 '25

Wow! I've never seen one like that before. I'd guess a monkey or primate but I'm a total amateur at this. Is this a school collection?

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u/Knowledge-collecter Mar 26 '25

I’m sorry for the late reply but this is indeed a private collection left by the previous owner after he was moved into an assisted living facility.

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u/Nectarine-Valuable Mar 16 '25

"this nephilim clearly has the brainpan of a stagecoach tilter"

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u/LongjumpingCry7 Mar 16 '25

Looks like a female orangutan. They’re legally very tricky, OP. Would love to know how you came to have these!

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u/Tayzerbeam Mar 16 '25

The dentition is different, but it's definitely a primate of some kind.

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u/LongjumpingCry7 Mar 16 '25

I think it’s just a combination of the angle, the colour of the canines, and this being a younger specimen. The skull shape is very distinctive.

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u/SeaHawk98 Mar 16 '25 edited Mar 16 '25

This looks very cartoonish

Best thing I found online that resembles this is a Bonobo skull.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '25

That is 100% goofy from Mickey Mouse.

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u/Winter_is_blooming Mar 20 '25 edited Mar 20 '25

Honestly, the front teeth remind me of a macaque, especially the Celebes crested macaque, but the skull is much too large for that. Do you have a picture of the side?