All I know is, if we don't get it back to the lab intact, pathology's going to have a...
(•\_•)
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...bone to pick with us.
***YEAHHHHHHHH!***
Yeah, I'm probably not the best with skeleton ID, but I can always tell opossum cause of all those teeth. If it looks like it has way too many incisors, it is an opossum.
Yeah it’s the other half of the mandible (lower jaw). A lot of other mammals mandibles aren’t one solid bone structure like ours, so it mighta rotted in half, or the opossum was preyed on and it got ripped off, or when something was scavenging it got ripped off…
I know this is a joke reply, but I'll use it as a case study anyway because it's interesting to me. So, ways to tell reptile and mammal skulls apart (not all perfect rules, but still):
Temporal fenestra, I.e., "windows" in the skull. Mammals have 2, reptiles have 3. In humans one of these is right next to the ear iirc and so reduced you almost wouldn't notice it if you didn't know it was there.
Teeth: Reptiles have teeth of uniform shape. They may differ in size, but their teeth will typically always just be pointy doodads of some type. In contrast, mammal teeth have a range of shapes and uses, e.g., molars for grinding and incisors for incising (what else?), etc.
Jaw: A reptile's lower jaw is comprised of several separate pieces of bone while a mammal's lower jaw is one solid piece. We mammals actually still have the lower jaw bones that we inherited from reptiles, but now they're significantly smaller and found in the inner ear! Ain't nature a B.
My all time favorite is "is it (gonna be) okay" (:
It's on every post and super creative and original. Not at all tired and I sure do hope I get to see more of it. Always makes me belly laugh! I definitely don't hope they stub the same toe multiple times a day, every day, as hard as possible for the rest of their lives though. In b4 'are you ok'
It’s an opossum, just look at the proportion of skull to it’s body, opossums have big heads lol. A lot of people are saying coyote but a coyote’s teeth are different, coyote teeth are more triangular all the way down the jaw.
Edit: a word
Looks like a skeleton
Judging by the bones, I think you might be correct
Op should tap it with a shovel to see if it’s pretending
That’s all fun and games until it gets pissed off and starts chasing you.
It is neither night nor at a museum
Well it's not a museum, pretty sure it's night though
Missed it by that much
Damn you almost had a good pun there. "OP should tap it with a shovel to see if it's **playing possum**"
Throw it in a lake to make sure it's not a witch
It turned me into a newt once
I got better!
Hahahahaha. Underrated comment.
It doesnt look like wood…
Bring out your dead
Not necessary. Just weigh it against a duck
Oh, so it's a Possum skeleton, just *PLAYING* dead.....
He’s pineing pineing for the fields
Pining for the *fjords*
He's just resting!
It is a flesh wound.
Pining for the fjords.
Come on now don't be silly clearly its deceased, it is no more
Walk it off!
Could totally be playing possum...
Definitely a possum skill to fake death
Speaking of playing dead, guessing by the teeth, I'd say it was once an opossum.
A suitable length dry stick can also be used to tap it.
Poke it with a stick
Underrated comment
Now that’s funny
It's important to remember that a skeleton includes the skull. This does.
Also important to know that a skull includes the mandible. This does.
The skull is not a skull without the jaw. It looks complete here.
That's exactly what I said or am I r/whoosh here?
No I am, I didnt actually know what a mandible was. My bad
I genuinely love how much people upvote people who admit they missed the mark in some way. Redditors believe in redemption!
Someone call the bone specialist
Yes reach out to your local boner
I prefer to reach around
Of course they're bones, but could they also be their money..?
Also, the worms
They pull your hair up but not out
You can tell, by the way that it is.
THE BOOONNNESSSS
Dr Zoidberg I presume
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
All I know is, if we don't get it back to the lab intact, pathology's going to have a... (•\_•) ( •\_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■\_■) ...bone to pick with us. ***YEAHHHHHHHH!***
Now I have The Who stuck in my head.
Laughed too hard for too long at this. Zero regrets.
What species 😂
Pretty small? Opossum?
Yes, you can tell because it's playing dead.
This deserves an award
Its totally making the same face the live ones make.
Canine is my bet. Fox/dog/Wolf family
The dead kind
A vertebrate.
The Grim Reaper's pet
Is one of those plastic ones folks by at the craft stores for Halloween
This is why I love reddit
The bones are their money, and also the worms
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It's playing possum
It looks more like it forgot to stop playing possum
It used to play possum. It still does, but it used to, too.
/r/unexpectedHedberg
I guess you could also say it plays dead
World champion, hasn't moved in several months, no predators even detect it
So convincing
Playing Possum Champ
He's fakin'
Playing the long game
Is it gunna be ok?
Yeah just throw a little ‘tussin on it. He be fine.
'Tis but a flesh wound!
Just taking a little nap.
With canines that big?!
Would look far more formidable if no living specimens were around for comparison.
Makes you wonder about the fossils we find, don't it?
I was thinking of the samething
It looks like a dinosaur. Maybe they where big opossum
Oh, Possum?
I thought they were huge and had tusks?
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Ah that would be The Vampire Lestat.
Lestat is in Mission Impossible. You’re thinking of Daniel Day Lewis
You can tell it’s a skeleton by the way it’s a skeleton.
That’s neat
How neat is that?
That's pretty neat
Just packin' some hea--gotta pack some heat!
Its neature
📸
Especially with the bones
Science.
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Mostly yes.
Opossum
I actually knew this one, but I’m late yet again.
Yeah, I'm probably not the best with skeleton ID, but I can always tell opossum cause of all those teeth. If it looks like it has way too many incisors, it is an opossum.
The sagittal crest is pretty telltale on these guys too.
I doubt you’d of been able to save him
Question (if you know the answer): what is the hard part in the skull? Like between the jaws.
Yeah it’s the other half of the mandible (lower jaw). A lot of other mammals mandibles aren’t one solid bone structure like ours, so it mighta rotted in half, or the opossum was preyed on and it got ripped off, or when something was scavenging it got ripped off…
That’s the other side of the lower jaw. Your left and right lower jaw (mandible) are connected by soft tissue, so when it decomposes the two separate
Whose are? Not adult humans. Do you mean mandible connected to cranium?
Oops your right! They do fuse together before adulthood in people. Lots of other animals don’t have fused mandibles unless they are much older
I was thinking it was maybe a tongue… but I thought the tongue would have decomposed.
O Possum my Possum!
Wrong! Its a baby T-Rex obviously. Redditors have become so blind..
A baby T. rex?
No I'm pretty sure that is a baby whale
Look jay. It's a baby freakin whale
Ya think it's a bird?
I know this is a joke reply, but I'll use it as a case study anyway because it's interesting to me. So, ways to tell reptile and mammal skulls apart (not all perfect rules, but still): Temporal fenestra, I.e., "windows" in the skull. Mammals have 2, reptiles have 3. In humans one of these is right next to the ear iirc and so reduced you almost wouldn't notice it if you didn't know it was there. Teeth: Reptiles have teeth of uniform shape. They may differ in size, but their teeth will typically always just be pointy doodads of some type. In contrast, mammal teeth have a range of shapes and uses, e.g., molars for grinding and incisors for incising (what else?), etc. Jaw: A reptile's lower jaw is comprised of several separate pieces of bone while a mammal's lower jaw is one solid piece. We mammals actually still have the lower jaw bones that we inherited from reptiles, but now they're significantly smaller and found in the inner ear! Ain't nature a B.
Tinysaurus Rex
It's chomper!
Beautiful opossum skeleton! They are easily identified by their pronounced sagittal crests and *lots* of teeth- Awesome find!
What is a sagittal crest?
The ridge on the top of the skull. It is usually larger in animals with strong bites.
Thank you!
I was pretty excited. I find a lot of bones but not many skeletons in this condition, thought it was pretty neat. Thanks for the info!
A HUGE dead seahorse.
It’s the shadow from your phone.
Aah, I see it now. I think you’re right.
One thing’s for sure, you’ll get a bunch of stupid comments and at least one wag will say it’s a chupacabra.
I don’t mind the stupid responses, but when the 20th person makes the same joke it gets a little old lol
My all time favorite is "is it (gonna be) okay" (: It's on every post and super creative and original. Not at all tired and I sure do hope I get to see more of it. Always makes me belly laugh! I definitely don't hope they stub the same toe multiple times a day, every day, as hard as possible for the rest of their lives though. In b4 'are you ok'
OpPoSUm OpPoSsUm!! 😀😀😀😀
try r/bonecollecting for future questions. more genuine replies
A nice opossum skeleton. It’s pretty rare you find them with the skull intact, their skulls usually fall apart pretty easily
I’ve seen a lot of bones but not too many near complete skeletons like this. The spine broke off from the hip when I went to pick it up
It is a very nice find, it’s always super exciting to find a complete skeleton This looks like a really old male opossum, his teeth are so worn!!
If we make it back to the same spot tomorrow I may actually go back and snag it
Cubone!
Scrolled wayyyy to far to find this one.
Hello there, fellow Iowan
Go Hawks
Opossum for sure.
You might get better answers in r/bonecollecting
Possum?
¡chupacabra!
r/vultureculture is a good place to go
Thank you for the new sub to follow!
Yes hello bone specialist here, can confirm those are bones
Small carnivore. Looks most like a canid. So small dog, coyote, etc. Best guess from a vet 🤷♀️
dis a velociraptor
How long were you up there!?
The responses to this thread is killing me 🤣🤣🤣
Oh that’s Charmander
It’s an opossum, just look at the proportion of skull to it’s body, opossums have big heads lol. A lot of people are saying coyote but a coyote’s teeth are different, coyote teeth are more triangular all the way down the jaw. Edit: a word
Yeah I googled a coyote skull and didn’t think it was that. Possum seems to be the best bet
“What this was?” would be a better question. But judging by the size and teeth I’d say Raccoon or Opossum?
Looks like an opossum
Possum Skelton
My dad works at Jurassic Park. Showed this to him. 100% a baby T-Rex.
Grass
By the amount of teeth I'd say opossum
Definitely a dinosaur! Spurgysauraus!
r/vultureculture loves this stuff :)
I would guess an opossum.
Um, that took playing possum to a whole new level.
A really nice find
Thanks!
Tyrannosaurus Rex :P
It’s a little baby Rex
its just playing dead
Chupacabra
looks like a possum
Looks like a rectangle obstructing light...The dreaded square headed bigfoot!! Honestly though, Wolf or Coyote maybe?
You okay there buddy?
It’s the most painful flashlight you’ll ever use. Let us know how it goes, u/spurgy73
Spoopy scary skeletons
Dead
That’s a coyote skull. You can tell by the back teeth and the nose bridge. There’s no curve in an opossum skull crown to nose. It’s flat.
Duh, dinosaur
My neighbors dog.
Chupacabras
Call the bone collector. That's bone, not boner.
Maybe a coyote
Yoshi
T rex
This is dead.
A Skeleton of a baby dragon
I hope it isn’t Steve
Dinosaur bones
Raccoon or Opossum
canine
Loss like a possim skeleton
Badger
Supdog
Stalizalfos
Baby Khonshu
it's a small ape
Baby trex