r/BoneID

It feels like a rock but I can’t say I’ve ever seen a rock shaped so much like a tooth, but I’m not a bone-ologist so idk

So, I bought this racoon skull at an expo about two years ago. As of recently, I've been a lot more into looking for my own bones and how to clean them, and when I looked back at this skull in particular I thought it looked like it hasn't been degreased, or wasn't degreased long enough. but I wanted more opinions in case it was just staining

Hi everyone! I shared Skulled here a few months ago and didn't expect so many kind comments. A lot of what changed since then came from suggestions people left here, so thank you for that.

If you missed it: the game shows you a skull and you try to guess which animal it belongs to. There's a daily challenge with a few modes:

• Classic: a few views of the skull (you can zoom in and draw on it), then pick the animal
• Taxonomy: go from class down to species, one level at a time
• Skull Match: 4 skulls, 6 names, match them up
• Speed Run: as many as you can in 60 seconds
• Odd One Out (new): 3 skulls share a group and 1 doesn't, find it

There are 513 species right now. If you spot a skull that's misidentified or a photo missing its credit, please tell me.

When you get a skull right it goes into an album as a little specimen card, and once in a while you get a rare one, like an X-ray or a cyanotype. Kind of silly, but I really like collecting them.

The first season also starts this Tuesday (Oct 13). Each season is a 2 month "expedition" to a different part of the world with its own species, and I'm keeping the first destination a secret until then.

It's free, you don't need an account, and works fine on both phone and PC.

If you give it a try, I hope you have fun with it. Link's in the comments!

Found a few feet apart from each other in the middle of washed up debris. Any insights would be very helpful! Thanks in advance :))

As you can see, it's small but it doesn't look like a mouse's skull. However, it's also too small to be a rat's skull. I found it on the road

This little guy was found on the three inch windowsill where I smoke weed. No meat, no smell, so presumably not fresh. Light like a bird bone. Do you folks have any ideas? I added him to my collection, partly pictured at right.

Another question - I used to find bones frequently, occasionally, deer, as you can probably tell by the toe bone. However, since I’ve learned about deer wasting disease/prions I’ve been a bit concerned. Is it possible to contract it by picking up a dried bone? Thank you in advance!

About 6” bone found in small patch of woods between apartment complexes in Austin Texas I’m thinking it’s a deer but my gf thinks it’s human lol