Guess who came in the mail today? A javelina! @herboreal bought it for me after we returned from our trip to Tucson. We were just so smitten by the javelinas we saw there! This individual is pretty greasy, so when it gets warmer I might stick it in some Dawn for a while.
Javelinas aren’t very large! This one was a juvenile when it died (molars were still coming in), but it’s about standard size for a javelina skull. It’s so tiny compared to my domestic pig and Russian wild boar skulls!
WE’RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BUCKET!
A casual bone hunt yesterday with @forgotten_boneyard led to 14 deer ribcages, 10+ deer skulls/heads and various misc vertebrae, mandibles, legs and hooves. All collected in under 10 minutes! 💀♥💀
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If you look closely at these skulls/head you can guess why so many deer remains were in one place. See my previous #bonelustqanda to see where I find bones for my art.
All the bones I found of the old pregnant cow. Hopefully the skull will arrive here in Italy in some days and I just cannot wait ❤
Here it is!!!!
Cool! Is it a bull terrier?
Yes it is! So happy to finally get my hands on one of these!
Badger line up with @sittaeuropaea, @specios, @prettydeadstuff, @bombusfelidae, @workworn-hands and @thepeencuisine!
Turquoise after bone (odontolite)
Locality: near Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Amazingly, the mineral turquoise has totally pseudomorphed an animal bone, turning it a light green color. On rare occasions animals and humans die in the vicinity of ore bodies, primarily copper, and their skeletons are replaced cell by cell by the minerals. A bone replacement is essentially a pseudomorph similar to Turquoise after Apatite, and this is a very educational example of how we ourselves are “mineralized.” From the well-known pseudomorph collection of Ken Roberts. Specimens of this quality are very rare.
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