r/whatisthisbone

Image 1 — Turtle shell? Skull?
Image 2 — Turtle shell? Skull?
Image 3 — Turtle shell? Skull?

Turtle shell? Skull?

The crows left this for me in my wildlife waterer I think. Central Oklahoma US. Slightly curved. The breaks are so smooth and in weird spots that it makes me think maybe it came from something a human cut, so a cut of meat or something?

u/nailgun198 — 1 day ago
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Found near tracks in Washington

Hello, I found these near railroad tracks while working ( am a railroader) what are some things people are making with these?

u/wyldlingdad — 2 days ago

Multiple bones or coral found in a rock?

Found in Kentucky on a freshly dug driveway site. Not land I own and the rock was too big to move so I snapped what pics I could. The clover in the picture was the only scale item I could find in the area, about an inch across. I think it's a long patch of fossilized coral, but it has me curious.

u/DoctorLeopard — 3 days ago

What kind of skull is this pendant modelled after?

I hope this is ok to post! I found this sterling pendant modelled after an animal skull in an antique store. The owner had no idea what animal it was supposed to be, but I'm really curious. Is anyone able to tell the species or family from the available level of detail? Is it even based on a real creature?

u/air_over_water — 5 days ago

Found in a my parents front pasture in central MN

Collecting mullien and came across this! They have tons of deer and coyotes on their property.

u/MamaD93_ — 4 days ago

What is this bone and has it been worked?

Where the small hole is it looks possibly sawn? Wasn't sure if the hole was made or a feature of the bone too

u/someoneprobably — 4 days ago

Found in Sweden. Big, skull is probably 20-30 cm with long bones attatched close to skull. Big teeth.

u/Swee_et — 4 days ago
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📍Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, Eastern Canada

Found these walking along the beach, no clue what they are. The one in the middle we found first, very light in the hand and chalky to the touch. The curvature is weirdly perfect, and nothing like I've seen before. The one on the left was found second, my mother claiming it felt similar to the first one I found (middle). This one seems a lot more like a rock in texture, lots of tiny holes in it and is heavier than the first one I found. Of the three, it's the one I am least confident in being a bone. The third one I found (right) was one I found walking back up. It's very smooth and polished to the touch, one side of the tubes is open and hollow like a straw, but it is closed up on the other side. My father suggested it may be a tube worm of sorts. All three were found off of the sand and in the rocks.

Looking for any help identifying these three, if they are even bones at all. If these are very common in the North American East Coast, I sincerely apologize as I am from the prairies and from nowhere near the region.

If anyone has further questions, I still have them and I am happy to answer any further questions from you all. Thanks in advance!

u/marcusthecarcassman — 4 days ago

What animal is this from?

I found this on a lake michigan beach near Holland, Michigan. Sorry about the foot it was the only size reference I find. I don’t know anything about bones whatsoever so I’m sorry if this is obvious or something 😭

u/lilyec — 4 days ago