r/boneidentification

Is it cat skull?

found in croatia

Trying to figure out what species this belongs to. I’m thinking it’s either a large fox baculum or a small coyote or dog baculum. It’s approx 72mm.

Hi, my son found this jaw bone in a Cornish cove. It looks like it's been in the sea for a while. What animal do you think do this came from, can you please help us identify it?

istanbul/turkey

Found UK south coast, Plymouth area, heybrook beach specifically.

I found this skull in the mountains of South Korea. It is about 4 to 5 inches long. What animal does it come from?

I know it’s a fish vertebrae I’m just no sure on the species

Friend sent me this skull and I have no clue what it could be, any ideas?

It kinda looks like a raccoon or cat to me. Really happy I found it (even though its damaged) this was only the second skull ive ever found. Usually I only come across vertabrae or ribs. Also I searched the rest of the area from where I found the skull but I couldn't find any teeth, or any remaining bones.

Me and my boyfriend found this strange skeleton (it was a bit more scattered but we put the pieces together how they were laying around) washed up on a southern Icelandic beach while on a walk. This beach is known for fishing due to its depth.

We cleaned it up a bit and added some dead pieces of crab we found laying around near it. (We assume it is its main food source)

Do you guys have any clue what this skeleton could be from? Iceland has very dark and deep oceans which aren’t very documented, so it’s pretty common to come across washed up parts that haven’t been seen before.

I found this bone late one evening hiking with a friend, we had known there were “dinosaur” bones found within the rock in the area that we had seen before, but then we kept stumbling and found this crazy thing! It was near the very top layer of the geological layers seen in the picture. I was just curious if anyone had any idea what it could be, I can give more information on the location if needed. Pictures 1-8 are the first bone, I included some photos of the area and layer it was found in.

I also have attached a second picture, this one was found down low, maybe a half mile from the river and it is ground level. The last three pictures are of this bone, I tried to include where it was found as well.

I was just curious if anyone had any ideas or thought about either bone, thanks!

Hi all!

Found this a few years ago when I was visiting the Keys with my family. Everyone has debated on if it’s a lower jaw or a shell.

I’m not entirely sure to be honest, though I lean more towards shell. In the case for mandible, the overall shape is very… mandibular? lol. The holes on the superior aspect look like they could be alveoli, and there could possibly be something of a mandibular condyle as well.

In the case for a shell, the wavey texture on one side is very much not bone like. In the areas where it is broken, it also looks like a shell, in that there seems to be layers.

Wanted to get everyone’s opinion before I do the tongue test… (joking)