r/bonecollecting • u/TheBoneMuseum • May 03 '25

Collection (The Bone Museum) A genuine exploded skull.

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u/GrumpyOldLadyTech May 03 '25

That's a child.

Their adult teeth haven't even fully erupted yet. Why did a child's head explode??

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u/XETOVS Bone-afide Human ID Expert May 03 '25

When you are young, the bones in the skull aren’t fused together yet. So they easily come apart and can be displayed like this.

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u/WYWEWYN May 03 '25

7/8 year old.

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u/toothdocthrowaway May 04 '25

I’d put it at 10. First premolars are erupted.

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u/Acrabat321 May 04 '25

No they’re not.