animal remains
Bones and flesh
Animal remains are the physical parts of animals after death—bones, teeth, shells, tissue, or entire carcasses.
The term appears most often in scientific and legal contexts: archaeologists study animal remains to understand ancient diets, and regulations govern the disposal of animal remains from slaughterhouses.
The owl pellet contained the remains of several small rodents.
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- bone fragmentsBroken pieces of skeleton
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
tar pit · carrion · decay · decomposition · rotting · corpse · skull · teeth · hide · pelts · fur trade · taxidermy · roadkill · scavenger · vulture · maggots · burial · burial site
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils
- vulture foodcarrion, rotting meat, carcass, roadkill, dead birds
- bioremainsbones, teeth, seeds, pollen, shells
- bioarchaeologydisease markers, health history, growth patterns, occupational stress, childhood illness
- fossil fuelspetroleum, crude oil, natural gas, coal, anthracite
- tomb artifactscanopic jars, burial goods, sarcophagi, coffins, mummy wrappings
animal remainswildlife
Undomesticated natural organisms
fauna · living creatures · live animals · living organisms · living being
animal remainsvegetable matter
Material from plants
flora · leaf litter · vegetation · mineral deposits · wood
animal, animals, animalistic, animate, animated, animation, animator, inanimate, animus