Animal bones identification

Reviewed and Edited by Sonnet Poddar, DVM — Last updated: August 11, 2026

To understand the osteological and topographic terms, you might know and identify all the bones in an animal skeleton. Here, the figure might help you identify the bones in the animal’s skeleton (for example, a cattle skeleton).

Here, Figure 1 shows the hotspots that you can hover over or click to display the name of the corresponding bone of the skeleton. In Figure 02 – 60, click on a specific bone to view detailed information about it.

Animal bones identification from the skeleton

Animal skeleton

Figure 1: Left lateral view of the ox/cattle’s skeleton

Bones identification from the forelimb

You will get a short guide on the specific bone from the forelimb (Figure 02-15): identification of the features, a description of the bone, and a 3D model of that specific bone.

Scapula bone of the animal

scapula

Figure 2: Lateral view of the left scapula of the ox

Figure 3: Medial view of the right scapula of the ox

Figure 4: Distal extremity of the scapula (Left and Right scapula bones + Medial and lateral views)

Figure 5: Distal extremity of the left scapula (Medial and lateral views)

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