Can you tell me anything about this bone?

Question

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h206/marcusbroady/2_Layer1-2.gif

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h206/marcusbroady/DSCF6551_Layer1.gif

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h206/marcusbroady/3_Layer1.gif

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h206/marcusbroady/one_Layer1.gif

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

Answer 1

your pictures arent very clear. doesnt look like a rib bone. i would think more like a tibial bone. looks old but not  that old. not like dinosaur old. hard to tell  by pics but yeah i would say small animal.