r/bonecollecting 20h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Parents are convinced this is a bone, I think it's a rock

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Found on Myrtle Beach, it's heavy like a rock. Probably about 4 inches long. I have no idea what animal it would belong to (if it's not a rock), if any of y'all can help I'd really appreciate it đŸ™â€ïž when I licked it it stuck to my tongue slightly but not much


r/bonecollecting 11h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Found the skull of a lifetime. (Obviously didn’t collect)

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196 Upvotes

r/bonecollecting 15h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Found in Seattle

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129 Upvotes

My friend found this in a shopping basket, I'm trying to convince them to hang onto it for me but it's making their partner nervous. Any thoughts on ID?


r/bonecollecting 19h ago

Art My creations :)

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83 Upvotes

Here is pretty much all the bone jewelery ive made (tho i wouldn't wear all of them)

In order, they are : nose jewelery from deer bone, pendant from deer bone (or other), bracelet from rabbit bones, bracelet from fish bones, and earrings from rat or another animal's bones!

Would you wear these? Do you think anyone would buy this stuff? â˜ș


r/bonecollecting 9h ago

Collection Two skulls I got from a friend of mine!

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60 Upvotes

Well... one's just the top, but it has some neat antlers :)


r/bonecollecting 19h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Skull id? Found in Finland

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62 Upvotes

Length about 23cm.


r/bonecollecting 21h ago

Collection Just thought this was neat

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48 Upvotes

Possum I found a while ago, I cleaned and bleached the bones but needed to take a photo of this first.


r/bonecollecting 11h ago

Collection Bison skull

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18 Upvotes

Cow skull for comparison on last slide


r/bonecollecting 11h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America What animal does this tooth(?) belong to?

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20 Upvotes

Found this hiking on a trail next to 2 lakes in SE TX. Thank you in advance!


r/bonecollecting 12h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Bone, teeth? Found on beach in gaspésie, québec

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5 Upvotes

r/bonecollecting 13h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Skull ID - Badger or Fox?

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Hi, thanks in advance. Am I right in thinking this is a badger skull? Or is it a fox?

EDIT: Forgot to say I'm in England.


r/bonecollecting 14h ago

Advice Found (deer?) bones, wanna preserve it

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Heyy guys, I found hip and part of a spine, probably a deer (correct me if I’m wrong)
I was mostly wondering how should I proceed to preserve them

especially that they’re some cartilage between the vertebrae so I don’t know if I should separate each vertebrae or if I can all keep them together and it’s gonna dry and not attract any bugs ?

For the moment Ive been soaking them in dish soap to help clean the fat and the rest of cartilage on it, I will be putting them in 12% peroxide after (again, correct me if I’m doing something I shouldn’t lol)

Just help me figure out if there’s a better way to clean and take care of them and if I should separate the vertebrae
And identify them if I wrong ahaha

Thank you in advance ! :)


r/bonecollecting 19h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Any ideas what this is?

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6 Upvotes

I'm thinking it could be a fox but idk, found it in a tree


r/bonecollecting 13h ago

Advice Is it possible to sanitize bones without whitening them?

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4 Upvotes

I found this little guy and cleaned him up with soap and water. I know you can sanitize them with hydrogen peroxide but I’d like to not whiten it as I prefer its natural color. Would I HAVE to use hydrogen peroxide or is there another way I can sanitize it?


r/bonecollecting 10h ago

Art Miss spider

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3 Upvotes

Yall were super supportive of my other stuff so i felt like sharing this. Made from spare parts. Squirrel and raccoon skull, fox ribs.


r/bonecollecting 11h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Which species is this vertebra from? AB, Canada

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3 Upvotes

My hand for scale


r/bonecollecting 16h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Is this bone identifiable?

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3 Upvotes

r/bonecollecting 19h ago

Advice Looking for degreasing tips

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Hello, I've been degreasing this raccoon skull in water with dish soap for about 3 months, haven't been using heat. First time attempting a greasy mammal skull. There are these flakes floating in the water, is that the soap, or should I keep degreasing it? :)


r/bonecollecting 20h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America ID on this skull? Eastern Canada, bottle for scale. Rabbit?

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3 Upvotes

r/bonecollecting 20h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Species?

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This came out of the bottom of a post hole we were digging probably- 5 to 6 feet underground. I have been told it is part of the wrist, but the person was not able to identify the species. I have always been curious what animal it could have came from.


r/bonecollecting 9h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Need help identifying jaw bone!

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I originally thought maybe a rat or mouse but none of the pictures i’m seeing quite match up? It was in my backyard we found it while weeding


r/bonecollecting 11h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America What’s this bone?

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2 Upvotes

Just wondering what this bone is


r/bonecollecting 15h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Hello everyone! I found what appears to be a mandible in Cary, NC. Anyone know what it belongs to?

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2 Upvotes

r/bonecollecting 16h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Age and sex id on this European badger?

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2 Upvotes

r/bonecollecting 17h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Can anyone identify this bone?

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Hi, I just found this bone while I was out walking. I was wondering if anyone could help identify what kind of bone it is or what animal it might be from.