I would say the best way around this is to have the bones be from some mythical animal.
For example in Skyrim you can get dragon scale or dragon bone armour.
This has actually hit on something I have been worried about in writing my first fantasy novel. I have based my world on the world of antiquity, giving most cultures names which are plays on (for example) Roman and Greek names - however I have used Scottish names for one of the main cultures...