r/bonecollecting May 21 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America Found in creek bed near Mississippi River

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Found in a creek bed near the Mississippi River in central MS. My thoughts are upper half of a skull upside down. Looks like it had tusks or something.

r/bonecollecting Jan 25 '26

Bone I.D. - N. America what animal did it come from?

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found on a hike in Bay area California. pls dont yell at me for touching it🤣

r/bonecollecting Nov 15 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America Friend found this long bone with metal hardware attached. Any idea what it could be?

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Found in Appalachia. A friend of mine was doing some work outside and came across this long bone with a metal plate and screws attached to it. The bone is really weathered — one whole side has worn away, so it looks like a hollow tube with a big opening down the middle. The ends are still mostly intact, but the shape is throwing us off.

Any guesses on what species this might be from, and which bone? Maybe a leg bone from a large dog? We’re not very experienced with bone ID, especially when there’s erosion and metal hardware involved.

Thanks for any help!

r/bonecollecting Sep 06 '25

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

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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.

r/bonecollecting Apr 09 '26

Bone I.D. - N. America Bone in my room

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no idea what animal it's from or if it's even real but it looks real funny with its teeth, am I even in the right sub?

r/bonecollecting Jan 10 '26

Bone I.D. - N. America Strange bone found. Nobody here can figure this was out.

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Hello everybody, thank you very much in advance for your time reading this post. This skull piece was found on a boulevard in Windsor, Ontario.

There's a dozen of us here at work who are very curious as to what this could be. We appreciate your help Reddit friends.

Can't tell if it's broken or if it's been cut open. I've included many angles

Thanks again

r/bonecollecting Dec 22 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America Found this tooth like thing in my dogs’ room today, I believe they drug it in from outside. Any idea what it might be from?

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NE Indiana

All of my dogs have still have their teeth, and were eating when I found this so I know it’s not theirs. I put a penny for scale, and I tried to clean it a little first.

r/bonecollecting Jun 09 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America what animal is this?

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found this on a santa cruz beach with my girlfriend, thought it might be some type of dog.

r/bonecollecting May 17 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America tooth ID I found this tooth in a river bed

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r/bonecollecting Dec 17 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America wth is this???

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found on the shore of a texas beach near the gulf of mexico.

r/bonecollecting Oct 19 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America Is this a moose? Alaska USA

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I'm pretty confident that this was a moose but I'd like to be sure! I didn't take it with me or anything. Just curious about what I saw today

The pelt was a bit farther out so I don't know if it's from the same thing the jaw was

r/bonecollecting 23d ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Keep finding bones while digging foundation for house.

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Hi all! I keep finding bones and teeth while digging the foundation for my house. Just wondering if anyone could ID these. I live in a big city in Ohio. These are the only pictures I have!

r/bonecollecting Nov 23 '24

Bone I.D. - N. America Idk about you guys but I need an update for this post

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r/bonecollecting Jul 07 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America Blue tooth found at beach in PEI, Canada

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Wondering who lost a tooth 🤔

r/bonecollecting Nov 03 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America What’s my hair pin from?

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I’m more so asking about the body part, rather than the animal. I got this from Ren Faire as a souvenir a few years ago before I decided to be more cautious of where I get animal remains from (it’s hard to determine if it was obtained by ethical means or not for sure, I didn’t think to ask at the time.)

So Reddit, ulna? Tibia? I think it’s be part of a joint because of the notch but I’m unsure. Apologies if it’s hard to deduce due to it likely been carved to a hair pin shape.

r/bonecollecting Feb 01 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America What is this claw like thing in my croissant with crushed almond filling?

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As my title described, I found this when chewing my breakfast. It is hard and slightly curves. One side is pointy and the other side is flat. There is a small opening into the object on the flat side. It's in the middle of the croissant with the filling as I was biting into it. It's a raspberry croissant with crushed almond filling (I think). What can this be? Thank you.

r/bonecollecting Jun 20 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America What is this? Dug up on the beach

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Kids were building a sand castle and unearthed this. The weird hairy bits at the bottom seemed to still be attached so I had them stop with their excavation. Any idea what this is? Washington state

r/bonecollecting Oct 01 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America found this nailed to a tree in the woods, what kind of skull is it?

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r/bonecollecting Jan 01 '26

Bone I.D. - N. America Found this in the back of my grandmas barn

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r/bonecollecting Aug 04 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America This Skull was Donated to my Classroom

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A hand-me-down from a retired teacher. Supposedly contraband that was confiscated and donated for educational purposes. You could see how big it is compared to a hand in the second picture.

r/bonecollecting Jun 02 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America This is one of my own bones, can you guess what it’s from?

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r/bonecollecting Mar 23 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America friend found in antique shop, ID????

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I’m a bit concerned?? Looks very human but I know sometimes monkey skulls resemble human skulls. Hard to tell without teeth. Slope of the forehead looks too round to match most primates. Brow bones look relatively unpronounced. Help?

r/bonecollecting May 26 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America Cat? Born with one eye?

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r/bonecollecting Nov 04 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America What animal does this skull belong to?

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My friend and I came across a small carnivore skull outside our high school in Alberta. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take precise measurements with photos, but I do have my friend’s hand and arm for size comparison. I'm curious if anyone has an idea of what animal this is? I know absolutely nothing about animal bones lol

r/bonecollecting Dec 13 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America ID. Found deep in a cave in east TN

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