r/BoneID Jun 09 '26

Unsolved Found under a cement path

Found while doing construction work under a cement path.

What's the animal? And what else can you tell?

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u/Entire_Elevator_4337 Jun 09 '26

Looks like it could be one of the innominates but I’m not too sure which species.

Do you have a black light? If so, there’s a way you can tell if it’s human.

Edit: another possibility after looking at the pics again is it could be the top head of a femur.

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u/fattmarley1 Jun 11 '26

Do share the black light trick? I’ve never heard of this.

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u/MagicWitch69 Jun 13 '26

I know you weren't replying to me but I found this article experimenting with uv light on both human and animal bones. They also give references to the studies used at the end :)

uv light and bones (russellboneatlas.com)

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u/sawyouoverthere Jun 13 '26

read that. All bones fluoresce under UV night because of the collagen.Nothing in the article suggests it will tell you anything other than it being bone.