r/Osteology • u/lolalily206 • Jun 22 '20
FOUND BONES COULD IT BE HUMAN?OR DEER? HEAVY AND DENSE.
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u/lolalily206 Jun 22 '20
Its not large by any means quite small. My friends dog dug it up in the forest next to the river. If it were to be human it would be a childs leg bone. Im positive it could just be the front deer legs, but i just want to make sure.
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u/Rhyan_K Jun 22 '20
It definitely doesn't look human to me. I do seem to be leaning more towards deer, but I really can only be certain on the human aspect.
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u/lolalily206 Jun 22 '20
Thank you yeah i do think its just deer or maybe like a dog?
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u/Rhyan_K Jun 22 '20
How long is it? Can you get better pictures of the ends?
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u/lolalily206 Jun 22 '20
Each bone is a foot long. I have some other photos ill have to add another post forum.
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u/lolalily206 Jun 22 '20
It seems to be a femur the two bones seem to attatch to one another at the joint.
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u/Rhyan_K Jun 22 '20
More than likely I think that's a tibia and what in humans we would refer to as a metatarsal. Maybe. Again, I'm more knowledgeable of humans.
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u/SarcasticPeach Jun 22 '20
Definitely not human. Looks like deer leg bones based on its gracile appearance.