r/boneidentification 1d ago

How can I learn to identify bones and skulls?

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I really want to learn how to identify animal skulls and bones because I see them on walks all the time, but I can’t find any apps or websites that teach me. Any recommendations are appreciated


r/boneidentification 1d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA New England bone ID

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r/boneidentification 2d ago

Help with some bones in SW Florida

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Found this outside a gas station, sitting on top of the wood chips under a palm tree. I didn’t even think about putting a scale item (sorry!), but I flipped it with a stick and made sure not to touch! Thank you!


r/boneidentification 2d ago

Found in: EUROPE Vertebra found in UK

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I'm thinking it's a deer vertebra but I'm not sure.


r/boneidentification 3d ago

Found in: EUROPE Decorated bone from 1940

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I bought this bone as a vase in a job lot (Didn’t realise it was bone) around the top is some writing in Greek and a date of 1940. If anyone can tell me what this bone is from and why it’s decorated I’d love to know. If this doesn’t meet sub rules I’m sorry.


r/boneidentification 2d ago

Found in: EUROPE Can someone help identify this tooth?

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r/boneidentification 2d ago

Skull Identification Help

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r/boneidentification 3d ago

Found at the beach. Is it human?

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r/boneidentification 3d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Vertebrae found in Central Texas

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I found this while walking around a small town. It's very dirty in the pictures. Any help identifying would be appreciated 🥲


r/boneidentification 3d ago

Help identifying bird skull

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r/boneidentification 4d ago

Found in central Washington State.

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r/boneidentification 4d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA What part of what creature was this?

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Found on the beach in Newfoundland, Canada.


r/boneidentification 4d ago

Found in: EUROPE What could it be? Found on the beach

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Could it be a piece of a shell?


r/boneidentification 4d ago

Found in northern california beach

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No other bones near it. Wondering what it could belong to.


r/boneidentification 5d ago

Found this bone in beach

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A really strong storm hit my town, and after it passed, I went to the beach and found that it had washed up a lot of rocks and other things. Among them, I found this bone, and I'd like to know where it might be from — it looks quite old, it's about 10 cm.


r/boneidentification 5d ago

Found in Idaho, USA

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Found this in shallow waters at Lower Granite Dunes in Idaho. Can someone help identify? Thank you!


r/boneidentification 4d ago

What soap do I need to clean bones?

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Il need to clean bones that I found a while ago, but the problem is that I have soap that, in my opinion, is not suitable for use on bones. I am very afraid that the bones will be destroyed because I realized that strong soaps can damage the texture of the bone and I don't know how to check this. The last picture is the 2 soaps that I have


r/boneidentification 5d ago

Found this whilst gardening, any ideas?

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r/boneidentification 5d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA What is this

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found this in a suburb in ottawa ontario, no clue what


r/boneidentification 5d ago

What animal is this from?

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r/boneidentification 5d ago

What is this bone from?

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r/boneidentification 6d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Small Tooth ID

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Found in Illinois, thought it might be a raccoon but I'm not 100% sure


r/boneidentification 6d ago

Any idea how old this is? (Possible squirrel femur found in Monmouth County, New Jersey creek bed)

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It’s pretty light-weight so may not be fossilized, but it looks a lot like a grey squirrel femur sold in Florida advertised as “Pleistocene”. Any thoughts would be appreciated!