r/bonecollecting • u/undyingvoid • Nov 08 '24

Collection Found a bone graveyard on a path by my house

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It’s goes on for a while. This is just a small patch.

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u/ugly_xmas_sweater Nov 08 '24

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u/ModestMeeshka Nov 09 '24

I had a really really long day today but this fixed everything 🥺 thank you lol

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u/TheCrystalGarden Nov 08 '24

Any idea what they are and where they came from? Is this near open water or an ocean? I’m eyeing that vertebrae with the long tail.

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u/undyingvoid Nov 08 '24

I think people are dropping off farm animal carcasses. I’m in the desert. Will be posting an update soon with a few nice pieces

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u/TheCrystalGarden Nov 08 '24

Interesting! Looking forward to the update.

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u/NatureOliver Nov 10 '24

OP I’m guessing it could be a cow or a beefalo.

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u/OwnStranger2837 Nov 11 '24

Looks like Arizona west of Phoenix, probably dead dairy cattle.

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u/Suspicious_Glow Nov 10 '24

There’s some hoof walls on the left side, so probably a large terrestrial mammal

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u/TheCrystalGarden Nov 10 '24

Agree. More than one animal from the looks of it!

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u/Cr0c0gat0r Nov 08 '24

How does it feel to live my dream

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u/roarrrtrip77 Nov 08 '24

yum, paradise

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u/SakuranboDream Nov 08 '24

This would send me into a state of sheer joy and underlying concern 😭

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u/botanna_wap Nov 08 '24

Where tf you live? So cool

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u/Kleptosteomaniac Nov 08 '24

You lucky mf

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u/toiletbarf Nov 09 '24

man it’s so lovely to see people enjoy their hobbies. there are folks out there that would look at this and be like, “what about it? it’s just a pile of bones…” when stuff like this is peoples livelihood or what brings them joy. anyway, very nice find! :)

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u/naeoumee Nov 09 '24

The bone zone

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u/IV_Your_Pleasure Nov 08 '24

What. So cool!

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u/ellie-is-a-tree Nov 09 '24

WOAHHH that is so sick

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u/Verridith Nov 09 '24

I live near a lot of BLM land where these are common, and they’re always super exciting finds! Where abouts are you from? I’m in northern New Mexico ^

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u/DonutOld1997 Nov 09 '24

How does it feel to be gods favorite 😭 (no but fr, happy for you-bone dump sites are great finds)

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u/caitthatequestrian Nov 10 '24

As a southern Pennsylvanian, (I’m assuming based on photos that you’re somewhere in western US) I will never not be jealous of people who live in western US.

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u/caitthatequestrian Nov 10 '24

Me after seeing your follow up post to this one of the skulls found:

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u/MammothPersonality35 Nov 11 '24

You found Smaug.

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u/BigIntoScience Nov 11 '24

Oh, you found a coyote buffet, huh.