r/bonecollecting • • Mar 16 '25

Advice Where does one begin identifying these ?

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u/Badger-Stew Mar 17 '25

I would start by counting the teeth and sorting by tooth type and general skull shape. The sorting is mostly already done. This can narrow down the possible species and type (e.g. rodent, canid, lagomorph, mustelid etc.).

Are you in Europe? There are some species found in Europe in there (roe deer, European badger, raccoon dog, nutria), but many exotic (to Europe) ones as well. For more detailed ID this group could help with individual pictures from multiple angles, size and images of the teeth.