PrehistoricWonders Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hi, i purchased this canine today as a coyote canine, but it’s 1 3/4 inches long which seems big to me, I’m torn between red wolf and coyote. @Shellseeker @Bone Daddy @PODIGGER @Harry Pristis. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 There has been talk that the coyotes here in Maine are coyote/wolf hybrids. They are sizeable animals, easily mistakable for German shepherds. I suspect this may be found to be something entirely different though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Yeah... I had been almost certain it was red wolf, but someone who is younger, but works or volunteers at a museum said it was a big coyote canine, so I’m torn now... I still feel like it’s big for coyote, but not necessarily red wolf, would a hybrid be a possibility in Florida? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 @Harry Pristis might know more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Ok, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Understand that isolated canines are often very difficult to identify. Context of the find is important. Because there is individual variation in tooth size, and perhaps gender variation, it is fruitless to speculate on hybridization to explain a single isolated canine tooth. Sometimes, you just have to accept that no trivial name can be deduced. 4 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: Understand that isolated canines are often very difficult to identify. Context of the find is important. Because there is individual variation in tooth size, and perhaps gender variation, it is fruitless to speculate on hybridization to explain a single isolated canine tooth. Sometimes, you just have to accept that no trivial name can be deduced. Ok, I’m happy with either red wolf or coyote, I just wanted to check to make sure that if it could be identified, it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: Understand that isolated canines are often very difficult to identify. Context of the find is important. Because there is individual variation in tooth size, and perhaps gender variation, it is fruitless to speculate on hybridization to explain a single isolated canine tooth. Sometimes, you just have to accept that no trivial name can be deduced. It's a known unknown ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, Familyroadtrip said: Ok, I’m happy with either red wolf or coyote, I just wanted to check to make sure that if it could be identified, it would be. You missed the point. It may be neither red wolf nor coyote. It is certainly only Canis sp. 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 43 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: You missed the point. It may be neither red wolf nor coyote. It is certainly only Canis sp. Ohh... I’m happy with anything in that genus, still, I’d prefer a specific species, but genus is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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