Deer

I sent her the link.we should know soon.

Let's wait for a feedback from Emily . I will send her the link.

pyoung,here is the link to Emilys mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8475425

BTW is that the concern?or are you worried about some predator?

There is a mission on identification by Osteology. Emily Marano runs it. She might be able to say if they are human remains.

I too have been looking at this today. Not having the bones at hand, the scapula (shoulder blade) looks like a deer's (see a partial deer skeleton here http://www.eidnesfurs.com/images/disk1/mvc-018s.jpg ) so I'm guessing it's probably a white-tailed deer since Florida only has 4 species from the Artiodactyla group (3 deer species and wild boar, not counting domestic cattle; the latter two with more robust scapulae) and two of the deer are introduced but not in the area of the spotting. I have not found a good clear large-size picture of deer scapula except for this http://cyborgsuzystock.deviantart.com/art/bones-14-deer-scapula-55700015 which isn't really a science site, but there must be one out there!

creepy, yup!How were they so clean cut!

Did you read the Book Lovely bones? Very well written. It is a part of the 9th grade curriculum here.

I would freeze at the very thought of it!

What is your best guess?

Hi p.young. I moved this to mammals since "other" is reserved for "other organisms". Cheers

Wow fascinating! Really difficult to say. If you go the the signs of wildlife mission,there are spottings on deer and coyote. That might help you to get an idea of the animal. i think it could be a small animal like a bob cat etc.