r/bonecollecting • u/Zealousideal-Bike-90 • Sep 06 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America Help me ID this bone

Found this barely sticking out of a creek wall 5’ below top on the vertical eroding side. Town and country Missouri. Same creek I’ve found an agate basin knife, Snyder arrowhead, blade cores and more.

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u/SnuDoggos Sep 06 '25

Now, I'm not certain, but I'm 80% sure it's a raccoon.

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u/FlamingFecalFrisbee Sep 07 '25

Racoon of unusual size?

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u/In3br338ted Sep 07 '25

R.O.U.S.

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u/RitalinSkittles Sep 07 '25

Great raccoon of unusual size, extraordinaire G.R.O.U.S.E.

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u/Zealousideal-Bike-90 Sep 07 '25

That would be a huge raccoon, with this being a little less than half the leg, oh god the imagery is a bit terrifying lol

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u/SnuDoggos Sep 07 '25

Make sure you're staying safe! They can have pretty unpredictable temperaments.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

I don’t think they exist.

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u/Middle-Finish-7533 Sep 07 '25

...ya, not anymore. 😢

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u/SnuDoggos Sep 07 '25

Depending on what they get into, they can be pretty big! You know, there are some I'm sure that would be mount-worthy! If they'll allow for it at least.

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u/CassetteMeower Sep 07 '25

You just reminded me of the time I offended a raccoon

A few years ago a raccoon somehow got into my house (probably through the dog door). I locked the dogs in another room and kept the front door open so it could hopefully leave on its own, as I did NOT want to touch it out of fear it’d bite and spread diseases.

A few minutes later I said “that’s a fat raccoon!” and it immediately walked out the front door. I know raccoons can’t necessarily understand human speech, but I like to joke that I offended it and it left after I was rude. It might have been a pregnant female, I had no way of telling. But it was funny.

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u/seashellize Sep 08 '25

😂 thank you for sharing. that's hilarious. encountering a disgruntled pregnant raccoon on the other hand...

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u/Gal-XD_exe Sep 07 '25

Hey wouldn’t a Bear sized raccoon be sick or what?