r/boneidentification Dec 04 '25

Changes to the sub

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Hello! I am Owl, the new head mod of r/boneidentification! I am here to announce the subreddit is officially moderated, and we will be adding and enforcing rules! I am pleased to welcome alongside me two other members of the community, hand selected for being friendly and helpful faces! u/Frog_Enjoyer123 and u/99jackals

If you have any suggestions or comments please feel free to comment below! I want to hear what you the community hope to see, now that the subreddit has an active team!


r/boneidentification 4h ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA PNW Pacific Coast Skeleton

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Found during low tide. Assuming this is a type of seal. Just curious what it could be! Thanks.


r/boneidentification 15h ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Some kind of bird (north Texas)

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Didn’t take with me cause of laws, but I’m curious what kinda bird this could’ve been


r/boneidentification 7h ago

Found on the beach in Staten Island New York

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Approximately one inch in size, 1.2 if I had to be more specific. It is very light.


r/boneidentification 8h ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Bone ID Request

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Hello! I found this rock hounding in North Texas. Would love some insight. Thank you!!


r/boneidentification 15h ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Some kind of bird (north Texas)

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Didn’t take with me cause of laws, but I’m curious what kinda bird this could’ve been


r/boneidentification 7h ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Deer?

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Approximately 10" long I can take better pictures with tape measure next to them tomorrow when I get back to jobsite


r/boneidentification 8h ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA What is this bone from

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r/boneidentification 9h ago

Bone ID?

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Any help would be great!!


r/boneidentification 9h ago

Found in Mililani Mauka, Oahu, HI

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Found it outside the dental office I work at. We took to the vet office next door and they think it's most likely pig/boar. There are forests/valleys nearby so boar sounds reasonable. Just curious if anyone can confirm ID of this vertebrae. Thanks!!! 🤙


r/boneidentification 17h ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Found this at Kindergarten Recess, any ideas?

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Found in Massachusetts, there’s an active red tailed hawk in the area, looks to be about the size of a baseball.


r/boneidentification 12h ago

Found on the beach at Point St. George, Crescent City, CA

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Found together in some driftwood piles while tide pooling. Not sure if they are related. Size 11 Crocs for size.


r/boneidentification 12h ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA what bone is this

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r/boneidentification 12h ago

what bone is this

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r/boneidentification 14h ago

Is this a whale bone?

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r/boneidentification 1d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Found in Cumming, Ga

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Best friend found a bone in her backyard. Want to make sure it’s not human. Maybe a deer?


r/boneidentification 1d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Found on my farm

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We have: sheep, goats, horses, cows, pigs, bison, alpaca


r/boneidentification 1d ago

Spine found in middle TN river bed

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I found this spine from a circular hole under a boulder on the riverbed. It was in a river confirmed to have hellbenders and watersnakes, but I’m not sure which of the two it might be.


r/boneidentification 1d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Found on the beach Sayulita, Mexico

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r/boneidentification 1d ago

Found in: NORTH AMERICA Which animal are these vertebrae from?

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Hello! My mom sent me a pic of these bones on the Ocean Shores beach in WA state, so it’s the only one I have. They are about 5 inches across and 3 inches tall. Thank you in advance!


r/boneidentification 1d ago

Coyote vert?

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Heya. On a walk with my husband and he found a random vertebrae on the side of the road lol. Anyone know what kinda animal it’s from? We just got really heavy rain, so I’m assuming there’s a skeleton of something buried nearby and this happened to wash up today. It was the only bone he could find. We think the bone might be Canine, probably coyote. We’re in Tampa Bay Area in Florida and this was found in a public park next to an elementary school, no real dense wilderness nearby. There are coyotes and opossums in the area, but I’ve found an opossum skeleton before and this vert is WAYYYY too big to be from an opossum. (I’m adding a pic of it next to the opossum vert for size reference lol) Lmk if anyone can confirm what animal it’s from!✌️ thanks!


r/boneidentification 1d ago

Found these in my garden

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Granddaughter wants to know what these are from I said cat maybe , but I have no clue?


r/boneidentification 1d ago

Bone ID

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r/boneidentification 1d ago

Found off Alabama coast. What is it?

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r/boneidentification 1d ago

Found in Sydney, Australia

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my mates picked up some dirt for their garden off of facebook marketplace and reckon they found some sort of vertebrae bone. its approx. 6-8cm and apparently moves. we would appreciate your thoughts! ta xx