I found a bone in my yard

[Korytco]

I was digging a large whole for a cherry tree, and below a few old pipes in homes no longer used I found this old bone.

It is really a dark brown almost black but the photos add a grain of their own , and give it a glare that it does not really have. This is not a glossy bone.

My camera is messed up but I tried to get some photos

Questions I ask myself are how long does it take a bone to turn that color For a bone to turn dark grayish brown almost black I would think its pretty old. Most bones found in yards are dusty yellow faded bones. This bone is almost black in actual fact, regardless of photo imitation .

It does not look fractured rather like it fell apart over several years, its a small piece of bone, too small to be complete . It was part of a much larger bone.

How long does it take for bone to fall apart to this degree? It's a fairly small piece of bone.

It does not show in the photos well but this is a curved piece of bone .

So it was part of a curved bone, I am thinking rib bone. It is far too large a segment though to fit into a rabbit maybe a dog or something larger . A large dog or deer.

 

[Bambi]

I found a really old iron once

 

[Kermit the Frog]

This is quite extraordinary compared to other bones found in backyards. If you can, you can go to your local museum with the bone safely carried in a zip-lock bag and ask a staff member of the museum if they can identify the bone or take you to a scientist.

This bone looks fairly interesting. You better just hope it's one of the ribs of a unicorn or something.

 

[Korytco]

I found a really old iron once

That sounds cool

Thanks cherri, I was considering it . Lots of people have an opinion about this bone.