r/boneidentification

Image 1 — Found at the Jersey Shore in the 90s
Image 2 — Found at the Jersey Shore in the 90s
Image 3 — Found at the Jersey Shore in the 90s
Image 4 — Found at the Jersey Shore in the 90s

Found at the Jersey Shore in the 90s

Always wondered what it might be and thought I'd post here.

My family found this on a trip down the shore one summer in the 1990s. It was taken right from the beach, most likely at Beach Haven on LBI or Ocean City, NJ. I remember that it was darker when we found it, but it has lightened over time.

Did a dolphin have an unfortunate run-in with a shark? Only this subreddit can tell us!

u/FarBurrowingOwl — 3 days ago
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South Florida Mystery Bone

This bone was found in South Florida on the Atlantic coast. The two smaller bones at the top can move a little bit. I have no idea what it's from!

u/PotaytoPotaahto — 3 days ago

bones from mississippi gulf coast beach

any ideas? worried the one next to my hand in the third image is a sea turtle and needs to go back. friend brought me a bucket full

u/eclipsiannonsense — 3 days ago
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ID please? Lake Erie Shore - PA

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

u/Historical-Ad-4720 — 3 days ago

A little game I made where you guess the animal from its skull

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!

u/Own-Yam1965 — 4 days ago

Whale skeleton?

Found on beach off west coast of Scotland - anyone know what it is? Or if it is worth money? All found close by eachother.

u/eimhir_ — 12 days ago